the ties that bind

— Hermann Hesse, Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943) - Moortumpel with Reflection, 1896

— Safia Elhillo, from "Summer," Girls That Never Die

bittersweet - rumi, billy joel - piano man, haruki murakami - norwegian woods, hao jingfang - invisible planets

yoneda sensei posted a playlist of songs that inspire saezuru on twitter!!! most of the songs seem to be available on youtube and spotify - go check it out!

March 19th is just around the corner!

Normal People by Sally Rooney // The Worst Person in the World (2021) // The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

Sylvia Plath, from The Unabridged Journals

Maggie Nelson, Bluets

when you want to support your son’s interests and career even if that means going on a stakeout in a remote location at 3am in the pouring rain to catch some incredibly violent criminals and you’re pretty sleep deprived and hungover and you really don’t understand his taste in music but you don’t have anything else to do and you love your son anyway

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, from “Carmilla”