“Sometimes, Carrying On, Just Carrying On, Is The Superhuman Achievement.”

Sophocles, from "Electra: A Tragedy," translated by Anne Carson

“There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees.”

— Victor Hugo, Les Misérables  (via letsmeetinourdreams)

"if i was orpheus i would simply not turn around" yes you would. if you were orpheus and you loved eurydice, you would. to love someone is to turn around. to love someone is to look at them. whichever version of the myth — he hears her stumble, he can't hear her at all, he thinks he's been tricked — he turns around because he loves her. that's why it's a tragedy. because he loves her enough to save her. because he loves her so much he can't save her. because he will always, always turn around. "if i was orpheus i would simply —" you wouldn't be orpheus. you wouldn't be brave enough to walk into the underworld and save the person you love. be serious

“Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.”

— Chuck Klosterman, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story (via the-book-diaries)

“I can write the saddest poem of all tonight. I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too.”

— Pablo Neruda

“You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.”

— Charles Bukowski (via quotemadness)

“The most important thing you do everyday you live is deciding not to kill yourself.”

— Albert Camus

And, finally, [Vetinari] kept Leonard around because the man was easy to talk to. He never understood what Lord Vetinari was talking about, he had a world view about as complex as that of a concussed duckling and, above all, never really paid attention. This made him an excellent confidant. After all, when you seek advice from someone it’s certainly not because you want them to give it. You just want them to be there while you talk to yourself.

- Terry Pratchett, Jingo

“I think the reason pawns can’t move backwards is because if they could, they’d kill their own kings in a heartbeat.”

— Guante, “The Family Business”