— Nikita Gill, from “Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths & Monsters,”

— Anne Sexton, from a letter to Linda Gray Sexton written c. July 1974

Anaïs Nin, from “The Four-Chambered Heart,” originally published c. 1950

— Christa Wolf, tr. by Jan van Heurck, from “Cassandra: A Novel & Four Essays,”

Christa Wolf, tr. by Jan van Heurck, from “Cassandra: A Novel & Four Essays,”

— Sarah Berhardt, from a letter to Jean-Mounet Sully wr. c. January 1874

— Sarah Bernardt, from a letter to Jean-Mounet Sully wr. c. January 1874

— Sarah Berhardt, from a letter to Jean-Mounet Sully wr. c. January 1874

Queen Kelly, 1929

— Catherine Texier, from a letter to Joel Rose written c. October 1966

Albert Camus, from a diary entry featured in Notebooks (1951-1959)

— Paulo Coelho (via goodreadss)

wide open field hold a special place in my heart

Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin

— Anaïs Nin, from “Delta Of Venus,” originally published c. August 1977