Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

My head is a buzzing three star hotel

Lights VI: The Spa (1974), Micheal Andrews / Blank Slate (2008), The National

idk who needs to hear this but when your english teacher asks you to explain why an author chose to use a specific metaphor or literary device, it’s not because you won’t be able to function in real-world society without the essential knowledge of gatsby’s green light or whatever, it’s because that process develops your abilities to parse a text for meaning and fill in gaps in information by yourself, and if you’re wondering what happens when you DON’T develop an adult level of reading comprehension, look no further than the dizzying array of examples right here on tumblr dot com

this post went from 600 to 2400 notes in the time it took me to write 3 emails. i’m already terrified for what’s going to happen in there

k but also, as an addendum, the reason we study literary analysis is because everything an author writes has meaning, whether it was intentional or not, and their biases and agendas are often reflected in their choice of language and literary devices and so forth! and that ties directly into being able to identify, for example, the racist and antisemitic dogwhistles often employed by the right wing, or the subconscious word choices that can unintentionally illustrate someone’s bias or blind spot. LANGUAGE HAS WEIGHT AND MEANING! the way we communicate is a reflection of our inner selves, and that’s true regardless of whether it’s a short story or a novel or a blog post or a tweet. instead of taking a piece of writing at face value and stopping there, assuming that there is no deeper meaning or thought behind the words on the page, ask yourself these two questions instead:

1. what is the author trying to say? 2. what does the author maybe not realize they’re saying?

because the most interesting reading of any piece of literature, imho, usually occupies the space in between those questions.

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— Mitch Albom (via quotemadness)

[A white fortune cookie paper with blue text. Front: The best times of your life have not yet been lived. Lucky Numbers 41, 36, 22, 51, 39, 34 Back: August, Chinese text 八 (bā) 月 (yuè)]

women of the world unlearn your massive guilt complex 

let a new life happen to you.

Healing really is never fucking ending bro

I lost bonds i wanted forever, so idgaf who leaves now.

x

i don’t see enough “acne is normal and fine” talk so here. acne is normal and fine. you don’t need to use all these fancy products and wash your face/shoulders/chest/back/whatever 8x a day. it sucks cause it hurts, it sucks more that everyone seems to have an opinion about it. acne is normal and fine, you’re alright.

this post goes for all skin conditions. take/use whatever you need for relief, don’t feel pressured to hide it, and you don’t have to listen to people’s ignorant comments about it. i wish you comfort in your own skin.

what do you mean i didn’t reach out i literally thought about you

— John Fowles; The Magus

chiron struggles to be true to and loving with himself under the constraints of masculinity/gendered homophobia to the point that as an adult hes terrified of intimacy and has only let himself touch another man when he was a fucking high schooler and moonlight’s ending sees him embracing the love of his life while ending on a shot of him as a child near a moonlit ocean facing the viewer so BOLDLY as if to imply that he’s capable of returning to a sweet innocence and pride that was never afforded to him!! the fact that water throughout the film is symbolic of change in its relation to baptisms and chiron has finally developed for the better! try to show me something thats more HEALING more CATHARTIC more LOVING than that you cinema snobs!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Whisper of the Heart (1995)

I’ve been writing about us lately

some of y’all never close your eyes in the sun and allow it to envelop you in feelings of peace and contentment and it shows

People are gonna get tired of constantly reaching out to you, and you not reciprocating. If you haven’t, call the person who always checks on you. Ask them how they are doing. Begin to appreciate the people who care about you. Acknowledge selfish behavior and strive to correct it.