rip henry winter you would've loved having a landline and no cellphone in the year 2025
i am not my mother and i am not my father but a third worse thing
for the fourth day in a row their voices in my head are repeating "vincent" "sandra" and i'm banging my head against the wall
always thinking about henry kissing camilla between the eyes before his death. never tell me this man can’t be tender.
Judy Poovey and boris from the goldfinch would have hit it off as friends (this came to me in a dream)
richard papen was actually written based off of me
Upon a second read of the secret history, bunny takes up a tragic and endearing quality which was not apparent initially. His little cartoons and calling people 'old man' become more friendly and less irritating. I can see myself being friends with him. Perhaps that is what is so sad about it. He's so pathetic and cringefail you try and excuse his flaws, even those that are unforgivable because you know what happens to him.
"if i was orpheus i would simply not turn around" yes you would. if you were orpheus and you loved eurydice, you would. to love someone is to turn around. to love someone is to look at them. whichever version of the myth — he hears her stumble, he can't hear her at all, he thinks he's been tricked — he turns around because he loves her. that's why it's a tragedy. because he loves her enough to save her. because he loves her so much he can't save her. because he will always, always turn around. "if i was orpheus i would simply —" you wouldn't be orpheus. you wouldn't be brave enough to walk into the underworld and save the person you love. be serious
love "et cetera" like... theres soooo much more. beyond your wildest imaginations. Not gonna tell u what tho. Move on