“There Is A Kind Of Person For Whom An Enthusiasm For Boredom Represents The Beginning Of Philosophy.”

“Someone, somewhere, can you understand me a little, love me a little?”

— Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals

Sasha Chorny, translated by Bernard Meares, from “My Love,” written c. 1919

“If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.”

— Lao Tzu  (via quotemadness)

Vincent van Gogh, from a letter to his brother Theo (London, beginning of January 1874)

“She believed a great happiness awaited her somewhere, and for this reason she remained calm as the days flew by.”

— Gyula Krúdy (via lareinedefer)

May Sarton, from Recovering: A Journal

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

— Maya Angelou