Anaïs Nin, The Early Diary Of Anaïs Nin, 1920–1923

“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.”

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Anaïs Nin, from “The diary of Anaïs Nin, vol. 3: 1939-1944”

“If by romantic they mean someone who dreams, I am a romantic, but I shall keep my crown of dreams a secret.”

— Anais Nin, 1917

“Cerebral, bewitching, and heartless.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche, describing Lou Andreas-Salomé, from a letter to Paul Rée written c. September 1879 (via violentwavesofemotion)

“What is bad for the heart is good for the art. The terrible irony of our lives as artists.”

— Jandy Nelson

— Hermann Hesse, from “Iris”, The Fairytales of Hermann Hesse

Marguerite Duras, The Lover

♡ fairytale-like words ♡

sea silk, sea foam, sea glass, honeydew, moonflowers, snowy eyelashes, pink powdered, otherworldly, lily eyed, misty days, melancholic dreamer, melodies, peach nectar, fallen rose petals, petals, glowing dreams, dazzling, gleaming, glassy eyes, ocean, sea,wavy hair, water nymph, mermaid, siren, faery, soft lullabies, ocean eyes, honeysuckle, ghost, tangled hair, dewdrops, dewy skin, shiny moonlight, innocent lamb, peachy cheeks, fairytales, velvet, fawn, doe eyed, sugar coated, wonderland, bunnies, enchanting, rose scented tears, rain, angels.

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”

— Anne Frank

Sara Hashem, The Jasad Heir