Vibrant

anyone else sick to death of that fucking elephant

Anaïs Nin, from The Diary of Anaïs Nin, vol. IV: 1944-1947

— Kelsey Danielle, from “Life And Other Things.”

after an exhausting day, they fell asleep watching bondman

— Children of Shatila (1998) by Mai Masri

have fun at the aquarium!

To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.

— Arundhati Roy, The Cost of Living

March 7, 1931 The early diary of Anaïs Nin, 1903-1977

*slaps Loid like I’m a salesperson showing off a new car*: you can pack so much anxiety into this one man