my stars shine darkly

(via mythaelogy)

Somewhere, Bunny had heard that John Donne had been acquainted with Izaak Walton, and in some dim corridor of his mind this friendship grew larger and larger, until in his mind the two men were practically interchangeable.

Mary Pickford reading a pamphlet in support of suffragettes, 1920

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Musée du Louvre.

However, not all of these spirits were necessarily malevolent; in fact, many stories exist that indicate at the very least that nøkken were entirely harmless to their audience and attracted not only women and children, but men as well with their sweet songs.

tag yourself i’m savior

Daughter of Zeus, the goddess of wisdom, civilization, arts and strategy. She is fierce and brave in battle, and became the patron goddess of Athens after winning a contest against Poseidon.

William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (via henrydear)

I’m going to be the first

once, i was beautiful. now i am myself.

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.

(Slytherin) (Gryffindor) (Hufflepuff)