" does such a thing as ' the fatal flaw ' , that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life , exist outside literature? I used to think it didn't. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this : a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs ." ☕
- Donna Tartt , The secret history.
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* blows a kiss to my computer * for JSTOR
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No one should have to work in the summer. Summers should be for reading poetry, drinking wine and falling in love.
current favourite words part I (part II):
• esoteric: likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special knowledge or interest
• hubris (greek tragedy): excessive pride towards or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis
• trepidation: great worry or fear about something unpleasant that may happen
• hedonistic: based on the belief that pleasure is the most important thing in life
• decadence: moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury
• writhe: respond with great emotional or physical discomfort to (a violent or unpleasant feeling or thought)
• acerbic: (of a person or what they say) critical in a direct and rather cruel way
• sanguine: blood red
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