#20th century girl quotes

[kdramaquote]

“How could I forget Woon-ho?”

— Na Bo Ra, 20th Century Girl

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

"And, as she spoke, I had a sudden vision of broad spaces, virgin tracts of forest, untrodden lands... I seemed to see her for a moment as she was, a proud wild creature, as untamed by civilization as some shy bird of the hills."

Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)

[eggmeralda]

just woke up from the best film I've ever watched in my life only to realise it was a dream

[canadachronicles]

"Let us put awhile away All the cares of work-a-day, For a golden time forget, Task and worry, toil and fret, Let us take a day to dream In the meadow by the stream. We may lie in grasses cool Fringing a pellucid pool, We may learn the gay brook-runes Sung on amber afternoons, And the keen wind-rhyme that fills Mossy hollows of the hills. Where the wild-wood whisper stirs We may talk with lisping firs, We may gather honeyed blooms In the dappled forest glooms, We may eat of berries red O'er the emerald upland spread. We may linger as we will In the sunset valleys still, Till the gypsy shadows creep From the starlit land of sleep, And the mist of evening gray Girdles round our pilgrim way. We may bring to work again Courage from the tasselled glen, Bring a strength unfailing won From the paths of cloud and sun, And the wholesome zest that springs From all happy, growing things."

--A Day Off, Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Any day spent with my girl feels like a day off, even when I must leave her for a few hours to work. But travelling with her around North Island these past few days, proper days off, has been sheer bliss!

[risingshards]

I just finished 20th Century Boys for the first time and ohhh my god i'm so emotional

[tenth-sentence]

In 1986 my colleagues and I wrote up the case of a woman who had been a cigarette girl at Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub when it burned down in 1942.

"The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma" - Bessel van der Kolk

[bookwyrrm]

You guys, I can’t recommend Lillian Faderman’s Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers enough. It’s a well-researched book but the writing style is also pretty accessible, in my opinion. If you’re interested in queer history you should definitely check it out!

[yooniesblue]

I didn't cry.

But the thought that, by now, I would be his first love and that I would never be able to move a single step beyond the confines of that condition made me feel as if a part of me had died with him.

"Donguri sisters" - Banana Yoshimoto // 20th Century Girl

[agasshiiayah]

[light20sblog]

“Or we can say we want to live forever in a palace of blue marble with fountains that flow with purple wine, and flowers growing through the open windows, and hangings of pale-green satin and ceilings of gold, and a repast of fruit and wine set in every room and music of cymbals and lyres, and handmaidens . . .”

Shirley Jackson, Hangsaman

[metamorphesque]

who is Vahan Teryan?

Vahan Teryan (1885-1920) was a prominent Armenian poet, lyricist and public activist. He’s an exceptional figure in the history of 20th-century Armenian poetry. He revolutionized artistic thinking, bringing a new worldview, a new pictorial system, a new literary language and an entirely new art of harmonious versification. He introduced boundless subtlety and musicality to poetry and gave literature a completely new life. Teryan was also a great patriot and, as a political figure, did everything for the welfare of Armenia, often even risking his own safety.

As a poet, he was simply a magician. Quoting the renowned Armenian writer Stepan Zoryan, "Vahan Teryan was one of those fortunate authors who wake up one morning famous, and not by chance, but thanks to their great talent. A Teryan period, a Teryan era had simply begun. The air was filled with Teryan; everywhere, young people talked about his poems, and the heartfelt gift friends and lovers gave each other was 'The Twilight Dreams.' [Teryan’s first published poetry collection] Vahan Teryan was entirely different; he descended into the public eye as a master. After that book, they didn’t call him a 'beginner' or condescendingly a 'young writer,' but simply a poet, because he truly was a poet 'by the will of God.'"

It's hard to find an Armenian girl or woman who hasn't been in love with Teryan at least once in her life.

To me, he’s all the forces of nature combined in one. However, I am totally biased for he is (dare I say it?) my favorite Armenian poet.

If you're interested in reading his poetry, here are my attempts at translating some of it.

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

"Her tall, slender form, outlined against the bright light; the vivid sense of slumbering fire that seemed to find expression only in those wonderful tawny eyes of hers, remarkable eyes, different from any woman's that I have ever known; the intense power of stillness she possessed, which nevertheless conveyed the impression of a wild untamed spirit in an exquisitely civilised body -- all these things are burnt into my memory. I shall never forget them."

Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)

[canadachronicles]

"Kisses kept are wasted;

Love is to be tasted.

There are some you love, I know;

Be not loathe to tell them so.

Lips go dry and eyes grow wet

Waiting to be warmly met.

Keep them not in waiting yet;

Kisses kept are wasted."

-- Kisses, Edmund Vance Cooke

Very much my thoughts, and I reminded it, often ;), to my girl as we strolled up and down Lovers' Walk throughout Auckland Domain! And she loved it!!

Lovers' Walk, Auckland Domain, Auckland, New Zealand (Tuesday 12th March, 2023)

[peggynet]

to celebrate our best girl's birthday, PEGGYNET is happy to announce its first PEGGY CARTER APPRECIATION WEEK! from April 3-9th, we will be hosting an event for all types of creators (ficwriters, fanartists, gifmakers, etc.) and their creations centered around Peggy Carter from Marvel!

to participate, all you need to do is to reblog this post and share your work with the tag #peggyweek2024! the event will have both visual and writing prompts, but feel free to mix and match as your heart desires! here are the prompts:

✦ day one (april 3th) favorite appearance/scene or 20th century ✦ day two (april 4th) favorite quote or modern day ✦ day three (april 5th) favorite friendship or multiverse ✦ day four (april 6th) favorite romance or headcanons ✦ day five (april 7th) lyrics/quotes or WIPs ✦ day six (april 8th) tropes or AU ✦ day seven (april 9th) birthday extravaganza | free choice

if you have any questions about this event or anything else, don't be afraid to contact us! and a reminder: we're still looking for members and affiliates, so if you're interested in that, APPLY now!

don't forget to do as Peggy says! 💋

[ideas-on-paper]

On Carlo and Romeo's relationship & homosexuality in Victorian schools

In my quest to find out more about Carlo and Romeo's lives at Monad Charity House, I have once again resorted to my tried and tested method of historical research, this time with a primary focus on Victorian boarding schools.

Along the way, I stumbled upon Lord Alfred Douglas, aka "Bosie" Douglas, the lover of Oscar Wilde. As people familiar with them may know, their gay romance caused quite a stir in 1895 due to the (in)famous trials of Wilde for “gross indecency”, the tragic result of which was that the latter was convicted to two years of hard labor that ruined his health.

Both already had their fair share of gay affairs beforehand though - Bosie specifically was very popular among his peers during his time at Oxford University, being excellent at sports, artistically gifted and incredibly handsome, so it's not too surprising he hooked up with some of his fellow students. What absolutely had me rolling on the floor was this statement, however (quoted from this page):

"[...] we argue that the English public schools in the last part of the nineteenth century tolerated, if they did not actually encourage the development of strong homoerotic friendships between students."

Apparently, homosexuality in boarding schools was so common people made off-hand jokes about it. In the novel Rites of Passage by William Golding, the protagonist finds a fellow traveler engaged in oral sex with a sailor, thinking of it as "that silly schoolboy prank". Admittedly, Golding wrote his novel in the 20th century, so we don’t know for sure if the 19th-century attitudes portrayed in it are accurate, but this might imply that sexual interaction between schoolboys was fairly common.

In the first edition of Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes, published in 1857, there was even a passage of the protagonist insulting two boys who were clearly in a sexual relationship with senior boys, with the author commenting that "everyone who studied at Rugby would understand why this passage was necessary". (Hughes himself was Christian and condemned homosexual relationships; the concerning passage was cut out in later versions).

This does not mean, however, that all the boys attending boarding schools were gay - rather, because boarding schools were restricted by gender, they had their first sexual experiences in this male-only environment. Many of them would try the exact same thing out with a girl later and find they enjoyed it much more. However, there were also those who never felt any desire to try it out with a girl - and given how close Carlo and Romeo were, I would honestly be more surprised if there wasn’t anything romantic going on between them.

I mean, it’s not like the entire LoP community isn’t already shipping Carlo and Romeo, but in case there was ever any doubt about it, take it from me: I’m positive these boys were gay.

And in case anyone feels like pointing out that ���well, actually, the setting of Lies of P is based on France”: Homosexuality was already decriminalized in France as early as 1791 by the National Constituent Assembly, making France the first Western European country to do so - or rather, the penal code drafted with the intention to only punish "real crimes" made no mention of homosexual acts in private. Still, it was a major step for gay rights.

[batsarebetterthanpeople]

Ok back to fandom discourse instead of general Tumblr discourse, I saw someone complain about OFMD making Anne and Mary lesbians despite Anne Bonny and Mary Read being, quote, "Historically Bisexual" and I famously do not care about historical pirates in any capacity. Please don't teach me I don't want to learn unless it's funny. However I know Enough to address this and I want to.

I want to start with, while Mary Read(OFMD) was probably a lesbian, could be bi but in the same way that Ed could be bi. Firm evidence that she likes women, no evidence she likes men. But Anne Bonny(OFMD) was very clearly portrayed as bisexual. Even before she knew that hitting on Stede would mess with Ed she was rubbing her boob with that cup and she kissed Stede. Man attracted behavior.

But more importantly, the idea that Anne Bonny and Mary Read (real pirates) were historically bisexual is fucking ludicrous. First of all the term bisexual is younger than the golden age of piracy. I'm not as brushed up on my queer history as I could be but I'm pretty sure the term bisexual was coined around the turn of the 20th century. Which is almost 200 years younger than the pirates in question.

But if we're saying there's historical evidence for Anne Bonny and Mary Read having sexual relations with both men and women we sure don't have that either. Anne Bonny and Mary Read's alleged female sexual partners were each other, the claim for which dates back to a book that was written to scandalize the rich people to whom it was marketed and all the claims within are suspect. Anne Bonny had two husbands I think so she was probably into men given that she was already a pirate by her second marriage, but who knows we can't ask her she's been dead for 300 slutty slutty years and I don't think I need to explain why a woman in the early 18th century might marry someone despite being unattracted to them. And as for Mary Read, she has no documented husbands and I think the only thing that suggests she might have ever been intimate with a man is a prison pregnancy which could be the result of rape, but also pregnant people weren't executed by the crown and getting pregnant so you have 9 extra months to live and possibly orchestrate an escape is the most straight for pay scenario I think I've ever heard so... You know... Not very "historically bisexual" of her (paging @piratecaptainscaptainpirates for a fact check)

And finally. Why do you care? OFMD doesn't care about history. It doesn't want to teach to teach you anything it is a romantic comedy about fake guys made up around 2 sentences on a Wikipedia page and a general cultural perception that is based on a 300 year old game of telephone. OFMD is not trying to be historically accurate and if it was it would be bad because pretty much every pirate from that time and place was both a rapist and complicit in the slave trade. Your fav girl pirates are probably not exempt #girlboss