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“Being born a woman is my awful tragedy. From the moment I was conceived I was doomed to sprout breasts and ovaries rather than penis and scrotum; to have my whole circle of action, thought and feeling rigidly circumscribed by my inescapable feminity. Yes, my consuming desire to mingle with road crews, sailors and soldiers, bar room regulars--to be a part of a scene, anonymous, listening, recording--all is spoiled by the fact that I am a girl, a female always in danger of assault and battery. My consuming interest in men and their lives is often misconstrued as a desire to seduce them, or as an invitation to intimacy. Yet, God, I want to talk to everybody I can as deeply as I can. I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to walk freely at night...”

- Sylvia Plath

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J’attends on Flickr.

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“My heart is a cathedral. Widows, ghosts and lovers sit and sing in the dark, arched marrow of me.” ― Segovia Amil

Notre Dame de Chartres, one of the great cathedrals of France 

#chartres #chartres cathedral #france #erasmus #study abroad #dark academia #light academia #dark acadamia aesthetic #travel #solo travel #studyblr #aestheitcs #cathedral #architecture

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playing piano at midnight, spending time in the library, writing love letters and never sending them, wearing long black dress and lace gloves, smiling mysteriously to your neighbors and walking alone in the evenings

p.s: photos are not mine! If you know the owner, write me, please!

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Laura Hecquet, Opéra de Paris

Photographer Little Shao

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“He had a heart that could have held the entire empire of the world; and, in the end, he had to content himself with a cellar.” ― Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

L’Opéra Garnier, Paris - inspiration for the Phantom of the Opera, and one of the most stunning masterpieces of the world, taken during my study abroad in November of 2019

#Opera Garnier #Paris #France #Study Abroad #Erasmus #Europe #Phantom of the Opera #christine daae #gaston leroux #travel #wanderlust #dark academia #light academia #academia #dark academia aesthetic #literature #solo travel #paris france #beauty #architecture

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for as much as studyblr may have its faults, it’s a pretty sizable online space that tells young girls that the absolute coolest thing you can do is be smart and work hard and believe in yourself and i think that’s pretty great

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things i would like: to be sitting near the sea during a storm, pouring over an old text of disputable origin

things i have: stress

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“I thought that all generations were lost by something and always had been and always would be” ― Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast

#dark academia #france #study abroad #quimper #Bretagne #travel #wanderlust #academia #light academia #cottage core #personal #studyblr #dark acadamia aesthetic #light acadamia aesthetic #europe #college #just a cool comparison I thought of when I came across this photo I took of myself in France

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Ma jeunesse ne fut qu’un ténébreux orage, Traversé çà et là par de brillants soleils.

Charles Baudelaire, “L'Ennemi” − Les Fleurs du Mal (via artdelivre)

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“I was looked at, but I wasn’t seen.”

- Albert Camus, The Misunderstanding

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I’m that kind of person who keeps letters and birthday cards, tickets from trains, parks or museums.

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I’ve wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life

Voltaire, Candide

(via

the-book-diaries

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Reasons to be excited for school

Coffee in the morning as you blink sleep out of your eyes

Cool air and changing leaves, rain hitting the windows as you take notes

The sweaters and dress pants you can finally wear

Completing homework assignments and feeling the sense of accomplishment

Staying in the library to read a book about something that interests you

Looking over your notes before a test you know you’re ready for

Learning about things you never knew about and wanting to learn more

Opening your umbrella as you go out into the rain to take a walk between classes

Long, thick coats from vintage stores

Carrying stacks of books you can’t wait to read

Cups of tea and lighted candles

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Quarantine be like: Posting about Dark Academia, literature and productivity all the while sitting in bed with greasy hair, in one’s pajamas, drinking tea that’s long gone cold.

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Reims Cathedral, Auguste Louis Lepère, Cleveland Museum of Art: Prints

Medium: etching

https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.888

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Darkly academic things to do if (like me) you're in isolation:

Write letters to your friends and family, detailing how boring it is to be at home all day.

Sew a complete outfit of historical garments.

Teach yourself a craft with the supplies that you already have (or order them online).

Follow historical recipes.

Write King Lear.

Binge all of your unread books, or hold a read-a-thon.

Become paranoid because there's a raven following you around, saying 'nevermore'.

Redecorate your rooms in a way fit for a tasteful gothic manor.

Drink copious amounts of tea.

Work on improving a skill (such as painting in a certain medium or embroidery).

Have a Buzzfeed Unsolved marathon.

Catch up on work that you've missed, taking your time to make your work ~aesthetically pleasing~.

Pretend it's 1653 and hide from the black death.

Learn a piece of music on your instrument.

Mend any clothes that have tears or broken buttons.

Spring clean.

Plant flowers for the summer.

Cry because your exams are likely to be delayed, meaning that your next year's of education will be messed up and you won't have summer holidays.

Take on a research project (if you have the time) on a topic that you enjoy and want to know more about.