May 16

“When I had a little passed by them, I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him: and I will not let him go, till I bring him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that bore me.” Song of Solomon 3:4 (Douay-Rheims Bible)

Apr 22

“Now a soft kiss - Aye, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss.” John Keats

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Apr 21

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Apr 20

“Alas! how oft in dreams I see
Those eyes that were my food;
Which sometime so delighted me,
That yet they do me good:
Wherewith I wake with his return
Whose absent flame did make me burn:
But when I find the lack, Lord! how I mourn!”

Excerpt from Complaint of the Absence of Her Lover being upon the Sea - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Apr 19

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Apr 18

“It’s the same with people who say, ‘Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.’ Even people who say this must realize that the exact opposite is true. What doesn’t kill you maims you, cripples you, leaves you weak, makes you whiny and full of yourself at the same time. The more pain, the more pompous you get. Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you incredibly annoying.” Rob Sheffield, Love is a Mix Tape (via libraryland)

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Apr 17

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Apr 16

Apr 15

“I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.” Pablo Neruda, One Hundred Love Sonnets, “XVII”. (via theraptorwhomurderedlove)

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Apr 14

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913 Days of Unrequited Love

Excerpt from Complaint of the Absence of Her Lover being upon the Sea - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey