Dark Academia Is:

ah, the eternal struggle of maintaining the balance of apollonian and dionysian in oneself

Reminder to self

Your aren’t Henry Winter. Don’t beat yourself up for not reading brillant classic novels every second of the day. Real human minds need sleep and time to wander. Just because you missed your duolingo latin lesson today doesn’t mean Donna Tartt would hate you. This community is lovely, but can fuel a lot of self imposed pressure. Yes school matters, and yes, knowledge is a brilliant reason to live, but you run the risk of burning yourself out. It’s okay to rest. You are not lesser or base for taking a break.

omg i’m crying i can’t believe i found some valid information on what has been disturbing me for such a long time. i felt like i didn’t belong to the language i speak and.. jeez here it is, i’m not alone

All I can think abt is that one quote that basically just describes that you can’t be your true self in your native language bc there’s too much emotional attachment, but that second languages allow speakers to be truly free with their words

harry potter series: light and dark

we’ve all got both light and dark inside of us. what matters is the part we choose to act on.

*adjusts Victorian shirt* What do you mean? *writes poetry with an expensive fountain pen* Am I really  *drinks Absinthe* too dramatic?! *flings herself on a 19th century chaise lounge* Don’t be ridiculous!

Auguste Ottin, Polyphemus surprising Acis and Galatea, Fontaine Médicis, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris.

read in 2019. the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde

you will always be fond of me. i represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.

it's crazy that people can consume the same media yet come away with vastly different & wrong opinions. not me though because i'm always right

#cancer #autumn #professor #englishliterature

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Classic literature