live boldly

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love. - Jane Austen

Can we just talk about the emotion conveyed in JJ’s face in this scene? I mean, wow.

I often think there’s more life, and truth, and feeling in a good novel than in a hundred dull sermons.

What could be a more innocent or harmless pastime for a young girl than reading? Northanger Abbey (2007) dir. Jon Jones

I told him that I felt myself bound to you, by honor, by affection, and by a love so strong that nothing he could do could deter me from… From what? Before I go on, I should say, there’s a pretty good chance he’ll disinherit me. I fear I may never be a rich man, Catherine. Please, go on with what you were going to say. Northanger Abbey (2007) dir. Jon Jones

Do you know that gentleman? Not at all.

Catherine Morland, Northanger Abbey (2007)

JANE AUSTEN’S HEROINES + name meanings

What could be a more innocent or harmless pastime for a young girl than reading?

Happily Ever After

MAKE ME CHOOSE: jane austen or j.k. rowling asked by @marymacdonald

Mathieu César Photoshoot for Guerlain - 2018

fallout locations : longfellow’s cabin

Aurora and Cephalus (details) by François Boucher, 1769.

22. Rachel Green + Joey Tribbiani: “I remember all those mornings before you even put on your makeup when I would think to myself: ‘my God, she is beautiful.’ And it hurt so much because I knew I could never tell you. But it was worth just to be there, looking at you.”