“I am not a courageous person by nature. I have simply discovered that, at certain key moments in this life, you must find courage in yourself, in order to move forward and live. It is like a muscle and it must be exercised, first a little, and then more and more. All the really exciting things possible during the course of a lifetime require a little more courage than we currently have. A deep breath and a leap.”
[John Patrick Shanley]


PhD student in one of the humanities. Too much coffee.

saisonciel:

Gladys Cooper by Bassano, 1912

saisonciel:

Gladys Cooper by Bassano, 1912

morefunthanbeingsad:

do this with my skeleton when i die please

morefunthanbeingsad:

do this with my skeleton when i die please

killerbeesting:

Ruth Orkin - Mother and Child in Water, NYC, 1950

killerbeesting:

Ruth Orkin - Mother and Child in Water, NYC, 1950

myimaginarybrooklyn:

Voltaire, Cadide, or The Optimist.
“You’re a bitter man,” said Candide. “That’s because I’ve lived,” said Martin.”

myimaginarybrooklyn:

Voltaire, Cadide, or The Optimist.

“You’re a bitter man,” said Candide. “That’s because I’ve lived,” said Martin.”