Some say I'm too reserved, but I'd like to believe silence is the respect I give to sound.
Hello. I am Grace and I am 21.
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A quote from This Side of Paradise
“”For this is wisdom—to love and live, To take what fate or the gods may give, To ask no question, to make no prayer, To kiss the lips and caress the hair, Speed passion’s ebb as we greet its flow.” - This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Posted 5 days ago
❝ A trio of University of Toronto scholars, led by psychologist Maja Djikic, report that people who have just read a short story have less need for what psychologists call “cognitive closure.” Compared with peers who have just read an essay, they expressed more comfort with disorder and uncertainty—attitudes that allow for both sophisticated thinking and greater creativity.
Study: Reading Fiction Makes People Comfortable With Ambiguity
And this is good.
(via thelifeguardlibrarian)(via thelifeguardlibrarian)
In Memory Of
Memoirs are stagnant. They are scars of what’s passed and fixation upon one pivotal event. But when they are put to other use besides being just memoirs, they are given life and a chance to move on. But of course, some things need the respect they deserve.
Short thought and hello from Europe.
Posted 3 weeks ago
