“No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like.”
― The Young Elites
― The Young Elites
“i could go if i wanted
share the floorboards with someone
in a place less haunted
but i like it here
and i’m happy to stay in this mess on my own
in this home i have built for myself in my bones”
― Graffiti
share the floorboards with someone
in a place less haunted
but i like it here
and i’m happy to stay in this mess on my own
in this home i have built for myself in my bones”
― Graffiti
“Once upon a time, a prince fell madly in love with a demon from the Underworld. When she disappeared back into the sea, he ached so much for her that he walked into the ocean and never returned.
—Kenettran Folk Tales, various authors”
― The Young Elites
—Kenettran Folk Tales, various authors”
― The Young Elites
“You're waiting for a train. A train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you can't know for sure.
Yet it doesn't matter . . .
Because you'll always be together.”
― Inception: The Shooting Script
Yet it doesn't matter . . .
Because you'll always be together.”
― Inception: The Shooting Script
“There are a few times in life when you leap up and the past that you'd been standing on falls away behind you, and the future you mean to land on is not yet in place, and for a moment you're suspended knowing nothing and no one, not even yourself.”
― The Dutch House
― The Dutch House
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