“It is definitely annoying that straight (and white, for that matter) is the default, and that the only people who have to think about their identity are the ones who don't fit that mold.”
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“It is definitely annoying that straight (and white, for that matter) is the default, and that the only people who have to think about their identity are the ones who don't fit that mold.”
“The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.”
— Maya Angelou (4/4/1928 - 5/28/2014), Caged Bird
“Although once when we were talking after class, Herr Silverman told me that when someone rises up and holds himself to a higher standard, even when doing so benefits others, average people resent it, mostly because they‘re not strong enough to do the same.”
Greek poetry appreciation post:
Collected Poems by C. P. Cavafy 💛
Greek lit appreciation post:
Ο Χριστός Ξανασταυρώνεται / Christ Recrucified (or The Greek Passion) by Nikos Kazantzakis.
“more painful than being an active forgetter is to be an inert rememberer.”
— Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated
“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”
— James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room
pickA nice and succinct introduction to feminism. hooks uses small chapters to talk about different aspects of a person's life, having gender in the center of the topic. There were some points that I didn't agree with but overall the book is good.
“I close my eyes and listen to the ocean.
I'm thinking about sailing, to England or maybe France. The way the wind would feel on my face and the sound of his voice screaming my name through his laughter. The waves would crash like applause. God, I remember when I used to be afraid of the ocean.”
“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.
"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." ”
My favorite book dedication 💙
“A forest ecology is a delicate one. If the forest perishes, its fauna may go with it. The Athshean word for world is also the word for forest.”
— Ursula K. Le Guin, The Word for World is Forest
“443: What Hells and Purgatories and Heavens I have inside me! But who sees me do anything that disagrees with life – me, so calm and peaceful?
I don't write in Portuguese. I write my own self.”
The Book of Disquiet / Livro do Desassossego by Fernando Pessoa.
“Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.”
— Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess
“We live and breathe words. It was books that kept me from taking my own life after I thought I could never love anyone, never be loved again. It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them.”
— Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince
“making a decision isn't about knowing every potential consequence. It's about knowing what you want and chasing a path that takes you in that direction”
— Malinda Lo, Huntress
“Then they took the last step together, and when she kissed her, her mouth as warm as summer, the taste of her sweet and clear, she knew, at last, that she was home.”
— Malinda Lo, Ash
"We always find it difficult to forgive our heroes for being human."
— Frances Hardinge, Verdigris Deep (UK) / Well Witched (US)
Twilight Robbery (UK) / Fly Trap (US) by Frances Hardinge. The spin-off (?) sequel to Fly by Night.
First pic goes to one of my favorite books! Fly by Night by Frances Hardinges.
