"Medicine, Law, Business, Engineering, These Are All Noble Pursuits, And Necessary To Sustain Life. But

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Rebecca Solnit, from The Faraway Nearby

“Bajun Cat” by Ivan Kovalevsky.

Bajun cat is a huge magical talking cat of Russian tales. He is famous for lulling unfortunate people with his mesmerizing singing, and then killing them with his iron claws. 

A hero can tame the cat with the help of the iron hat and the iron gloves. In this case, Bajun becomes a loyal friend who can heal wounds with his purring and is able to get rid of other people’s nightmares.

“When you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.”

— William Saroyan (b. 31 August 1908) Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer

James Baldwin, from Another Country [ID'd]

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Gwen John (Welsh, 1876 - 1939): Self-portrait (1902) (via Tate)

moomin midsummer 💫

An Edward Gorey limerick