Maybe Im Not Brave At All. Maybe Im Just Tired Of Being Afraid."

“Maybe I’m not brave at all. Maybe I’m just tired of being afraid."

-Aristotle Mendoza, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

ah yes, being stuck in a depressive episode when i have 123747939303 projects and assignments due monday, gotta be one of my favorite genders

-Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

excerpts that make me feel like I’ve been punched in the face, in no particular order:

Mirza Asadullah Khan Galib, ‘No, I wasn’t meant to love and be loved’

Semler, Bethlehem

Elisabeth Hewer / @elisabethhewer, Unbecoming

Louise Glück, The Myth of Innocence

@angelcommunist​ (x)

Emma Hunsinger, How to Draw a Horse

Suzanne Rivecca, Ugly, Bitter, and True

Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin

Hannah Green / @unspokengrief, A Conversation with My Doctor

Salma Deera, Letters from Medea

Nicole Homer, Underbelly

Penelope Scott, Cigarette Ahegao

Elisabeth Hewer / @elisabethhewer​, Village Green

Adonis, Celebrating Childhood

Kaveh Akbar, I Wouldn’t Even Know What To Do With A Third Chance

you know what happens when i'm reading something? the quote posting era is starting again!!

"They don’t want us to go looking for the truth. They don’t really want us to learn right from wrong. They just want us to behave.”

-Aristotle Mendoza, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz