February 2012
“I was more of a genius in dreams than in life. That is my tragedy.”
– Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet, trans. Margaret Jull Costa (via atramentum)
Words to keep inside your pocket:
Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful.
Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound.
Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling.
Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like.
Aubade - a song greeting the dawn.
Ephemeral - lasting a very short time.
Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal.
Euphonious - pleasing; sweet in...
“I didn’t want to kiss you goodbye — that was the trouble — I wanted to kiss you...”
– Ernest Hemingway (via houseofromanov)
“You will want to call him.
You will go as far as holding the phone in your...”
– Unrequited Love Poem, Sierra DeMulder (via sweetsighs)
“I’m almost never serious, and I’m always too serious. Too deep, too shallow. Too...”
– This is SO me.
I googled the person who this quote is attributed to and I can’t find ANYTHING on him other than his quote being cited in other places. If anyone knows something, please fill me in!
Ferdinand von Schrubentaufft (via ratak-monodosico)
