♡caro

“Graham’s not half bad, once you get to know him. He grows on you.” I snorted. “You know what else grows on you? Fungus. Bacteria. Mold. Leprosy.”
― Julie Johnson, Bad Luck Charm

“Am I in love? --yes, since I am waiting. The other one never waits. Sometimes I want to play the part of the one who doesn't wait; I try to busy myself elsewhere, to arrive late; but I always lose at this game. Whatever I do, I find myself there, with nothing to do, punctual, even ahead of time. The lover's fatal identity is precisely this: I am the one who waits.”
― Roland Barthes, A Lover's Discourse: Fragments

“Being queer is hard enough. Don’t lock yourself out of all of this just because you’re scared you won’t fit in the keyhole, without even trying.”
― Racquel Marie, Ophelia After All

“You will bloom, my sad flower. You already have the earth; I will bring you the sun.”
― Avina St. Graves, Death's Obsession