September 2011
5 posts
I think I want to spell my name "Abbey". The 'e'...
55800.) If you ever asked me my biggest regret, i...
1 tag
Can't wait for
ohbirrd:
red, orange, and yellow leaves
campfires
wind blown hair
hats and scarves
big coats
boots
cold noses
mittens
snow
hot cocoa
and cuddling under the blankets watching Christmas movies
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August 2011
9 posts
1 tag
4 tags
“When I’m safe with you
sleep can come without warning
and dreams without fear.”
– Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson (via tylerknott)
“People don’t write sonnets about being compatible. Or novels about shared life...”
– Blair Waldorf, Gossip Girl ( The Wrong Goodbye )
Retort
AA: "From this comes the question: whether it is better to be loved than feared, or the contrary. I answer that a person would like to be the one and the other; but since it is difficult to mix them together, it is much safer to be feared than loved, if one of the two must be lacking. For this can be generally said of men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars and deceivers, avoiders of danger, greedy for profit; and as long as you serve their welfare, they are entirely yours, offering you their blood, possessions, life and children, as I mentioned earlier, when the occasion to do so is not in sight; but when faced with it, they turn against you. And that prince who lays his foundations on their promises alone, finding himself stripped of other preparations, falls to ruin; because friendships that are acquired with a price and not with excellence and nobility of character are bought, but they are not owned, and at the right time they cannot be spent. And men are less concerned with hurting someone who makes himself loved than one who makes himself feared, because love is held by a link of obligation, which, since men are wretched creatures, is broken every time their own interests are involved; but fear is held by a dread of punishment which will never leave you." - Niccolo Machiavelli, "The Prince", 1513 (translation by Mark Musa)
PA: @AA (and Machiavelli) – That may be said generally of men and be true in those instances, but I hold that there are men and women (albeit quite few) who are grateful, steadfast, honest and trustworthy, courageous, generous; and regardless of their gain, they remain the same, and would offer their blood, possessions, life and children, when the occasion to do so is in sight for the ones they cherish and love; and when faced with it, they turn to the ones they love, stand beside them, watch over them, and protect them as necessary with every ounce of capability, audacity, and strength.
Any man can work to be feared and foster fear in others, that takes little skill. Few have the genuine capacity to love and nurture love in another but it is those who do that are truly successful and hold supremacy above any force of fear.
July 2011
1 post
“The day passed, but I didn’t forget. Determination simply grew stronger...”
June 2011
32 posts
“I will love you as a drawer loves a secret compartment, and as a secret...”
– Lemony Snicket, The Beatrice Letters (via xlookingforalaska)
“And when at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul,...”
– Sylvia Plath (via atomos)
“And I will try to fix you.”
– All the King’s horses and all the King’s men. (via historysaidwhat)
“We’re pretty and sick; we’re young, and we’re bored.”
– Abigail Williams (via historysaidwhat)
“I don’t want to date someone just to date someone. I want to be with a guy who’s...”
– Blake Lively (via krissybelle)
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I'm not okay
with the way you treat me. And I’m going to start telling you.
And I don’t care if you like me anymore.
@Backrow
Was just thinking of you. And the lovely things I’d like to do with you.
RLS
tylerknott:
The only sound I wish to hear at this very and exact instant is the rhythm of the rustling of your legs in these sheets. -Tyler Knott Gregson-
swallowing-matches:
You painted me in pastels Colors that don’t tell of any boldness Cause that’s the way you love to see me, So delicate, so weak, so little purpose But your eyes are drawn of charcoal They’re black, they’re so cold, they’re so imperfect Cause they see a sleeping world where waking isn’t worth it.
May 2011
49 posts
“Give up defining yourself - to yourself or to others. You won’t die. You will...”
– Eckhart Tolle (via atomos)
