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delusionalrobot · 6 months
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from the introduction to emily wilsons translation of the iliad
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carcinogenical · 5 months
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1984 project progress (for class)
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aroseforcaulfield · 1 year
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Everytime I read Frankenstein, the same line makes me put the book down and stare at the wall. It’s my favorite line in the book; it has its own highlighter color in my annotations. The first time I read it, I literally detoured after my last class just to tell my lit teacher how much I liked the line because I couldn’t wait until second period the next day. Here’s the line:
“Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.”
This is said by the creature. He wanted to live. He wanted to live life so badly even though he had had such a difficult one. He still loved the song of the birds and the smell of the flowers and the joy in the world even if he never got to truly experience that joy. I just. AHHHH.
He wanted to fight for a life he never got to live.
EDITS:
-don’t you fucking dare reblog this with “pro-life” rhetoric
-don’t reblog with Victor hate. Most of it is thinly veiled ableism xx
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fairydrowning · 1 year
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"You know, love doesn't mean "l never want you to change." But I don't think it means "I don't care if you change" either. So I suppose it might mean, "I believe that you'll always be the person I adore." A declaration of faith, perhaps."
– Sayaka Saeki, やがて君になる (Bloom into You), Via "freckled-lili" on Tumblr
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wedarkacademia · 1 year
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Reading pride and prejudice for like the 10th time and what still makes me insane is when Elizabeth and Darcy are together in Kent, Darcy falls more in love with her every day while Lizzy despises him more every day. It's all like
Mr Darcy, internally: wow she truly doesn't give a fuck about my aunt, she will not let herself be intimidated, she stays true to her authentic self plus she plays piano and her eyes are pretty what a woman
meanwhile Lizzy is like: I'VE BEEN HAVING THE WORST TIME IN MY LIFE FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS AND NOW I ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ASSHOLE
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susiephone · 8 months
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emma woodhouse is the funniest jane austen heroine solely because she spends 95% of her precious free time shipping her friends and trying to set them up and being convinced she is the world's greatest matchmaker and talking about how great it will be once her bestie has her perfect true love and then when she's asked if she's considering getting married anytime soon she's like pfffft GOD no why the FUCK would i do that
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macrolit · 2 months
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from ml.books
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artemisyates · 5 months
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Some Mina and Jonathan Harker for the end of spooky season. ♥
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toaster-trash · 9 months
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Damn, pretentious traumatised men driven to their downfall by their obsessive pursuit of knowledge and their poet boyfriends who take care of them. Real not fake.
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benvoolioo · 1 year
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Hi Professor,
I was wondering if I could possibly be granted an extension on the assignment due Friday. Unfortunately I’m a bit behind as I recently witnessed the deaths of the entire Danish royal family and the Norwegian invasion of Denmark. This has made it somewhat difficult for me to focus on my work. 
Regards,
Horatio
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carcinogenical · 24 days
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my work for 1984 group project. the theme of my section was surveillance
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mrhyde-mrseek · 28 days
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While I continue to procrastinate on SMS I think y’all need to see the copy of Frankenstein I just bought because I’m OBSESSED with it
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First of all, gorgeous cover art.
Then you get to the actual PAGES, and
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LOOK AT THAT
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IT’S SO GORGEOUS
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THIS LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE FROM PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
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THE CREATURE LOOKS SO FUCKING COOL RAAAAHHHH
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wedarkacademia · 1 year
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(via violentwavesofemotion)
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ureverydayjay · 11 months
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Sometimes you read a book and sometimes the book reads you
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