thequotehaven:

“It is a terrible thing to learn as a child that one is a being separate from all the world, that no one and no thing hurts along with one’s burned tongues and skinned knees, that one’s aches and pains are all one’s own. Even more terrible, as we grow older, to learn that no person, no matter how beloved, can ever truly understand us.”

—Donna Tartt, The Secret History

thewildetyme:

books that actually have me giggling out loud are my absolute favorite.

strausswinter:

The Secret History Translation Masterlist

i was going to put this on a spam account but then decided to put it on a public one. who knows, maybe someone will benefit from it! if i’ve made any mistakes, do let me know

1. àmoi. l’histoire d’une de mes folies (to me. the history of one of my follies or my turn. the tale of my madness)
2. quod erat demonstrandum (it can be shown)
3. cubitum eamus?(will you sleep with me?)
4. consummatum est (it is done)
5. hoi polloi. barbaroi [the many/majority. barbarian (person who doesn’t speak greek)]
6. bei nacht und nebel (at night and in fog)
7. deprendi miserum est (it is wretched to be found out)
8. khairei(hello)
9. bakchoi(initiates)
10. cuniculus molestus (annoying rabbit)
11. arrectis auribus (attentively/ears peeled)
12. dormir plutôt que vivre (sleep rather than live)
13. dans un sommeil aussi doux que la mort (in a sleep as sweet as death)
14. requiescat in pace (rest in peace)
15. n’est-ce pas (isn’t that so)
16. amor vincit omnia (love conquers all)
17. raison d’être (reason for existence)
18. nihil sub sole novum (there is nothing new under the sun)
19. quel plaisir de vous revoir (what a great pleasure to see you again)
20. genis gratus, corpore glabellus, arte multiscius, et fortuna opulentus (smooth-cheeked, soft-skinned, well-educated and rich)
21. dénouement(outcome)
22. salve, amice (hello, friend)
23. valesne? (are you well?)
24. quid est rei? (what is the matter?)
25. benigne dicis (i thank you)
26. bureau de tabac (tobacco store)
27. Χαλεπά τά καλά (beauty is harsh)
28. mais, vrai, j’ai trop pleuré! (oh, truly, i have wept too much!)
29. les aubes sont navrantes (the dawns are heartbreaking)
30. hinc illae lacrimae (hence those tears)
31. sic oculos, sic ille manus, sic ora ferebat (such eyes, such hands, such looks)

neophillims:

as much as i love the idea of dark academia being full of long coats , dimly lit libraries and clothes straight out of a 50s cambridge student closet , it simply isn’t as realistic as it is motivating .

dark academia is zoom group studying with friends,papers scattered around your room,deadlines everywhere, that one cup of tea you made at 8 in the morning and it’s still untouched at 6 in the afternoon,taking some random buzzfeed quiz that will reveal your future based on your favourite type of cheese while cramming for a calculus test,scrolling through tumblr for inspiration,procrastinating on your essay five hours before it’s due,pulling all-nighters because that one criminal minds episode was far more interesting than you history final next morning,washing your hair thirty minutes before a zoom meeting so you won’t look like a greasy slug,buying aesthetically pleasing stationary as if the will to study comes with them