you think that you're so alone in the world then you read literature from hundreds of years ago and you realize that other people have always felt this way

books?? amazing. paperbacks?? soft, cozy, may fit in your pocket, cheap so you don’t feel bad for taking notes in them. hardcovers??? beautiful, pristine, ground you into the world they hold by making you grip them tighter, the stars of every bookshelf. ebooks?? convenient, cheap, always with you, a vast library that you can hold in your palm. new books?? crisp, the smell of wood, ideas waiting to imprint themselves upon the world. old books?? objects transcending history, sweet smelling, enriched by the hands that stroked their pages. books.

realizing nothing can fill my void other than doing everything i said i would do for myself

Sometimes you really gotta decide for yourself it's the last time the universe gonna teach you that same lesson