Abandoned House With An Entire Novel Written On The Walls, China

“Nothing ever ends poetically. It ends and we turn it into poetry. All that blood was never once beautiful. It was always just red.”

— Kait Rokowski

Honestly the best piece of advice I can give to younger girls trying to figure life out is to completely ignore men. I’m not being quirky or cute when I say that, I mean it seriously. Ignore men’s judgments of you, ignore their insincere compliments, ignore their half-assed romance. Focus on developing yourself. Practice your art, play sports, do theater, volunteer, spend time with your friends, but do not put substantial effort into pleasing men. They’ll be there for you to pursue when the time comes and if you want to. But nothing will waste your youth more than fighting for male acceptance.

Girl with a pomegranate (detail), 1875 oil on canvas William-Adolphe Bouguereau

My goal in life is to occupy an abandoned castle in the European countryside, keep a giant rose garden, only wear long flowing dresses, and become local folklore

JENNIFER COOLIDGE & JENNIFER TILLY The 14th Annual GLAAD Media Awards – Los Angeles – April 26, 2003

― Jenny Slate, Little Weirds

social media is ruining our attention spans but unlike the billion other guilt-tripping posts im just here to tell you to admit to yourself that you’re on your phone too much. even if nothing immediately changes. even if you’re doing it to cope. just say it to yourself. and slowly, slowly start relearning hobbies you once loved

Attributed to Edwin Blashfield  -  The Mirror  (detail) 

American, 1848-1936 

Oil on canvas