Mary Oliver, ‘north Country’

The thing about Jinho is you know how good his voice is, but it still blows you away everytime you hear him sing.

“Talk nonsense, but talk your own nonsense, and I’ll kiss you for it. To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

If I could live forever and not worry about anything or anyone I would simply learn everything there was to learn about the world. I would attend random classes and study everyday about different subjects. I'd learn architecture and anatomy and astronomy and learn all the languages I could. I would study geography and herbology. I would write novels about everything I've learnt and pass my knowledge onto the future generations.

Me: I don't underline and highlight sentences in a book for nothing. I do that to reflect upon the important things and ideas later so I can better understand the core theme of the book and enrich my knowledge and perspective of life.

Also me: *underlines every time a character 'flung himself on to the sofa' in the Picture of Dorian Gray*

European Portuguese sounds like drunk Brazilian Portuguese

Houses as types of friends

Gryffindor: the adventurous friend. Shouting I love you across the classroom. "Are we there yet?". Midnight snacks. Wanting to pull all nighters but being the first to fall asleep. Last minute plans. Being ready for anything. Wanting to be with your friends 24/7.

Slytherin: the friend who loves you so much but shows it differently. Enjoys pulling pranks. Actually pulls an all nighter. Always steals the blanket and blames it on someone else. The friend who either takes 0.2 seconds or 3 hours to reply. "I send you memes because i love you". Will laugh if you fall over then immediately check you're okay. Always wants to make you laugh.

Hufflepuff: the friend who will wait for you to tie your shoelace. Always brings food to sleepovers. "Can we watch a film?". Your favourite feeling is waking up to see your friends around you. Picks up your call no matter what. The friend who hugs you when you're sad and tells you they love you. Will always hang out with you. Wants to feel wanted.

Ravenclaw: the sarcastic yet funny friend. Bursting out random thoughts. "Its 12am already?". The friend who wishes moments never end. Randomly texting friends to listen to the rain or look at the stars. Random i love yous. Passes you notes in class. Always wants to learn new things about you.

you know what my perfect gift would be? an annotated copy of your favourite book. i don’t just mean a couple of tabs, i mean annotated. i mean highlighted to the ends of the earth, pages black with scribbled annotations, entire pages underlined and captioned ‘THIS’. i want to see tear stains on the pages, corners bent from when you threw it across the room, spine broken because you were too absorbed in the story to care. i want paragraphs of you yelling at characters, i want your witty remarks and sarcastic comments, i want your little doodles in the margins. because then you’re not just giving me a book. you’re giving me a little piece of yourself, and i think that’s the best gift you could give.

“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Crime and Punishment)

have we gotten to the point where we can accept that dark academia tumblr is just the classic lit fandom or are we not ready for that yet

gryffindor: bonfires, dancing alone in your room at midnight, coffee stains, steaming showers, can be a bit socially awkward, licorice, jean jackets, photograph sessions with friends, road trips, sunrises, animal lovers

hufflepuff: determined, leather jackets, earphones, works hard and smart, sarcastic smirks, treats people with kindness, blasting music, respects rules, constantly sends memes to their friends, not afraid to stand up for what’s right

ravenclaw: inspired by nature, scrunchies, bullshits an entire essay and still gets a high grade, really messy, oversized hoodies, artistic, goes to coffee shops for the aesthetics, loves reading fantasy books, street smart, random facts

slytherin: very emotional but doesn’t show it, houseplants, old cottages in the woods, probably an artist, cries during sad movie scenes but won’t admit it, loves hiking in the forests, greek mythology, easily embarrassed, sharp minded