• i am nothing in my soul if not obsessive. - richard papen, the secret history by donna tartt
  • i sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief. - c.s. lewis
  • there are times when my longing for you overwhelms me [...] so often i think of you only with teeth clenched. - letters to felice by franz kafka
  • so what do you do? ignore your grief, or indulge it? [...] but maybe, every day we let grief in, we'll also let a little bit of it out, and eventually we'll be able to breathe again. - wren stirling, if we were villains by m.l. rio
  • i did think, let's go about this slowly. this is important. this should take some really deep thought. we should take small thoughtful steps. but, bless us, we didn't. - mary oliver, i did think, let's go about this slowly
  • "the moon understands dark places. the moon has secrets of her own. she holds what light she can." - lucille clifton, moonchild.
apr 2 2023 ∞
jan 23 2025 +
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"mas sou o quê? a resposta é apenas: sou o quê." clarice lispector, água viva

  • didi, her, lisbon/berlin, 2003
  • july leo + virgo moon, libra asc., infp-t, chaotic good
  • procrastinator AND perfectionist
  • pt-pt, ger, eng, spa ok!
apr 2 2023 ∞
jan 30 2025 +
jun 28 2024 ∞
jan 26 2025 +

☘︎ no slumps this year pls T__T!!! the goals for this year are to get through my physical tbr, so, 10 books (which, knowing myself, is pretty realistic), at least 10 pages/1 chapter everyday and no buying new books until i've read every single one i own 🫂

❃ january

  • the nightmare before kissmas by sara raasch
  • as long as the lemon trees grow by zoulfa katouh
  • água viva by clarice lispector
  • to the lighthouse by virginia woolf (started.. picked up by V)
jan 3 2025 ∞
jan 30 2025 +