“Everyone says love hurts, but that is not true. Loneliness hurts,rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love, but in reality love is the only thing in this world that covers up all the pain and makes someone feel wonderful again. Love is the only thing in this world that does not hurt.”
— Liam Neeson - (hatin)
I wanna be with you.
I’ll love you when you’re sad
I’ll love you when you feel like the world is against you
I’ll love you when you feel like nothing is worth it anymore
I’ll love you when you feel like you can’t go on
I’ll love you when you feel like you don’t exist
I’ll love you when you feel like you are unloveable
I’ll love you every day of my life
because you’re worth it
I’ll love you when you’re sad
I’ll love you when you feel like the world is against you
I’ll love you when you feel like nothing is worth it anymore
I’ll love you when you feel like you can’t go on
I’ll love you when you feel like you don’t exist
I’ll love you when you feel like you are unloveable
I’ll love you every day of my life
because you’re worth it
Remember that.
love never says ‘i want’. love asks ‘what do you need?’. love asks ‘how can i help you?’. love listens with patience and empathy. love is demonstrated in how we take action to care and make self-sacrifice where necessary. love says ‘let’s thrive together’. love offers a helping hand, an open mind, a full heart and enormous soul
“I’m not used to being loved. I wouldn’t know what to do.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, More Than Just A House
[a few of my favourite things] • 28/02/17
In an attempt to stay positive in the midst of some not-so-great times and a bout of exam-period anxiety, I’m channelling my inner Fraulein Maria and reminding myself of my favourite things in the bad times (some of these are more superficial than others - actually never mind, they’re all pretty superficial). These are a few of my favourite things:
Thank god for my employee discount 😂. It helps a little.
Hi! 👋🏼 Was on my dashboard and saw the pictures of the new library room you made. I was wondering if you could take pictures of the shelves up close and of your collectable please? Seeing the library inspired me to plan my rearranging:)
Hi! :)
Sure thing!
So these are my leathers and some special/exclusive editions.
And here are my funkos!
Cool
“Your scars tell who you are. Your skin is the page, and your scars are the ink, telling the story of your life. And your scars make you beautiful. “
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.”
—The Catcher in the Rye
We’ve all been warned about the dangers of using too much description. Readers don’t want to read three paragraphs about a sunset, we’re told. Description slows down a story; it’s boring and self-indulgent. You should keep your description as short and simple as possible. For those who take a more scientific approach to writing fiction, arbitrary rules abound: One sentence per paragraph. One paragraph per page. And, for god’s sake, “Never open a book with weather” (Elmore Leonard).
But what this conventional wedding wisdom fails to take into account is the difference between static and dynamic description. Static description is usually boring. It exists almost like a painted backdrop to a play. As the name suggests, it doesn’t move, doesn’t interact or get interacted with.
There were clouds in the sky. Her hair was red with hints of orange. The house had brown carpeting and yellow countertops.
In moderation, there’s nothing wrong with static description. Sometimes, facts are facts, and you need to communicate them to the reader in a straightforward manner.
But too much static description, and readers will start to skim forward. They don’t want to read about what the house looks like or the stormy weather or the hair color of each of your protagonist’s seventeen cousins.
Why? Because they can tell it’s not important. They can afford to skip all of your description because their understanding of the story will not be impacted.
That’s where dynamic description comes in. Dynamic description is a living entity. It’s interactive, it’s relevant. It takes on the voices of your narrators and characters. In short, it gives us important information about the story, and it can’t be skimmed over.
(I have a TON more tips about setting and description. These are just a few. But I’m trying to keep this short, so if you have any questions or want more advice about this, please feel free to ask me.)
