#the literature

[corrupttheconscience]

Does this say something about me? I feel like it does but I can’t figure out what

[two-bees-poetry]

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— Arthur Miller, The Crucible

[sleeplessv0id]

what doesn't kill you makes you weird at intimacy

[wedarkacademia]

[prokopetz]

If you're lamenting the fact that you used to be able to shoot through a 500-page novel in like a day when you were in middle school and now you can't, it's worth bearing in mind that a big part of that is because when you were in middle school, your reading comprehension sucked. Yes, mental health and the stresses of adult life can definitely be factors, but it's also the case that reading is typically more effortful as an adult because you've learned to Ponder The Implications. The material isn't just skimming over the surface of your brain anymore, and some of the spoons you used to spend on maximising your daily page count are now spent on actually thinking about what you're reading!

[futuristic-koala]

[becomingvecna]

— David Cronenberg, Consumed

[thoughtcascades]

idk how to flirt but i can make things awkward if you're into that

[incohorace]

what studying literature feels like

[ptimepoet]

- Clementine Von Radics

[deviika]

Lee Krasner // Franz Kafka

[usefulquotes7]

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

– Audrey Hepburn

[lucidloving]

@roach-works // Melissa Broder, "Problem Area" // Mary Oliver, "The Return" // @annavonsyfert // Koyoharu Gotouge, Demon Slayer // Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance // David Levithan, How They Met and Other Stories // Tennessee Williams, Notebooks