The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Circe by Madeline Miller
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Recitatif by Toni Morrison
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
‣ watching the clouds pass by your window
‣ completely changing your spotify playlists
‣ reading up on long-dead philosophers and some new ones
‣ boiling the kettle three separate times because you keep forgetting that you put it on already
‣ painting your nails
‣ listening to the trees and the birds within them
‣ flipping through unread books hoping one will catch your attention
‣ reading poetry and tasting it on the back of your tongue
‣ dabbling in witchcraft
‣ thinking about Oscar Wilde
‣ experiencing intense nostalgia but letting it consume you instead of pushing it away like you usually do
‣ getting too involved in the classical music you’re listening to and feeling the crescendo in your soul
‣ fantasizing
serva me, servabo te- save me and I will save you
venti, vidi, vici- I came, I saw, I conquered
capax infiniti- holding infinity
ita vero- thus indeed
mea vita- my life (in reference to someone)
amata- beloved
ad astra per aspera- to the stars through difficulties
stēllāns- having the appearance of stars
amera vita- love life
Gras es noster- The future is ours
listen bro. u gotta have frivolities or else life is meaningless
yesterday my german teacher said "being a poet must be so eye opening but so constraining at the same time. you want to really see the world, but as soon as you do, you've had enough of it." and then he stared into nothing for a moment before shaking his head and continuing with the lesson? someone protect this man
sometimes we all need to stay up all night, listening to classical music, discussing art and poetry, drinking red wine, while looking at the moon
took Dorian Grey to work with me today
Study Motivations
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do you ever
The Dead Poets Society
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Donna Tartt
Unintentional talent
i have the urge
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reblog if
three steps how to become mysterious and weird
become who you’ve dreamed of being
Why people are fond of Dark Academia
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How to explore castles
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Improve yourself through DA
The Problem With DA
i want it to be fall again
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Work-class academic
i wanna be an anthropologist
Raw Florence & The Machine Quotes
i love wax seals
do we ever get the urge to
If We Were Villains
Date a boy who…
strange discoveries
future me
i deeply desire
the witch trials aren’t a gimmick
i’m sick of not having
keen on rural gothic
An excerpt
i want to write…
I’ve decided to practice witchcraft
hell hath no fury
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regarding Frankenstein
i wish there was a checklist
excerpt
Philip Lombard
menswear
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ghostcore
poetry
something to think about
in the mood to be
does anyone feel like
types of academics
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catholic art
Seasons Girls
decades
types of people as planets
as seasons
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literature playlists
@polymathwrath
@x-carpe-o-noctem-x
@sanguineoath
@thoughtcriminals
@thehistory
@sunkengardens-drowningbooks
Medusa in culture
(Medusa c. 1618 Peter Paul Rubens, Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon - Stephen Wilk, Medusa On Her Throne Reza Sedhi, Female Rage: Unlocking Its Secrets, Claiming Its Power - Mary Valentis and Anne Devane, Medusa c. 1640 Gian Lorenzo Bernini, The Laugh of the Medusa - Helene Cixous, Medusa Robin Isley)
Thoreau said, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Don’t be resigned to that. Break out! Break out! Now is the time!
DEAD POETS SOCIETY 1989 | Peter Weir
My art history teacher is like "there were ZERO women artists during the renaissance well there was Sofonisba but that's it" and I'm STEAMING bc there WERE more female artists during the Renaissance and I KNOW this bc I spent hours researching women artists in the Renaissance so I could figure out what to name my girl ninja turtle oc when I was 11
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | We Should All Be Feminists | 2014
I recommend constructing a detailed image of who you want to be and how you want your life to be, down to all the details (love-life, work, money, your home, day to day life, etc). Flesh it out fully and let your heart and desires govern the whole thing, don’t hold back at all, create your ideal life. And everyday think about it - and feel it. Feel it as if your life is already that way. And make all your decisions according to its ultimate fulfillment. Get in touch with your values, what’s really important to you, and let them guide you.
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