June 2012
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
– E. E. Cummings (via destinypetrel)
“Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.”
– Oscar Wilde (via precioushorrors)
“You don’t have to get a job that makes others feel comfortable about what they...”
– Dear Sugar, The Rumpus
“I think hell is something you carry around with you. Not somewhere you go.”
– Neil Gaiman (via precioushorrors)
“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via thelittlephilosopher)
“Why is there very little utility to women’s clothing? Why don’t we get pockets...”
– Kara, “The Feminist and the Handbag” (via sasslock)
I Have No Idea What To Call This
historical-nonfiction:
In the 1890s, there was a brief craze among aristocratic women for nipple piercings. In fact many ladies had small chains, instead of rings, fastened from breast to breast, and a celebrated actress of the Gaiety Theater wore “a pearl chain with a bow at each end.” They were supposed to improve the bustline, as well as be titillating.
