Facing Reality ★

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Wed, 22 May 2013 20:44:13 +0800

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He is your first love, I intend to be your last… however...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:17 +0800

He is your first love, I intend to be your last… however long it takes.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 21:12:10 +0800

thefirstgentleman: “And there are millions of teens who read because they are sad and lonely and...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:59:53 +0800

thefirstgentleman:

“And there are millions of teens who read because they are sad and lonely and enraged. They read because they live in an often-terrible world. They read because they believe, despite the callow protestations of certain adults, that books-especially the dark and dangerous ones-will save them. As a child, I read because books–violent and not, blasphemous and not, terrifying and not–were the most loving and trustworthy things in my life. I read widely, and loved plenty of the classics so, yes, I recognized the domestic terrors faced by Louisa May Alcott’s March sisters. But I became the kid chased by werewolves, vampires, and evil clowns in Stephen King’s books. I read books about monsters and monstrous things, often written with monstrous language, because they taught me how to battle the real monsters in my life. And now I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I don’t write to protect them. It’s far too late for that. I write to give them weapons–in the form of words and ideas-that will help them fight their monsters. I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed.”

— Sherman Alexie, Why the Best Kids Books Are Written in Blood

The war is won before it’s begun

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:48:51 +0800

The war is won before it’s begun

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Sat, 18 May 2013 14:09:43 +0800

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Sat, 18 May 2013 00:14:56 +0800

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Fri, 17 May 2013 22:49:19 +0800

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Fri, 17 May 2013 22:27:40 +0800

funny you’re the broken one but I’m the only one...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:10:38 +0800

funny you’re the broken one but I’m the only one who needed saving..

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Thu, 16 May 2013 00:10:15 +0800

Control your emotions. If you want to survive, you forget...

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:05:22 +0800

Control your emotions. If you want to survive, you forget about sympathy. How can I explain? Think of it like a strategy. Focus on your ultimate goal and shut out everything else. Still your mind. Move on instinct.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 17:24:42 +0800

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Mon, 13 May 2013 16:54:28 +0800

-jenjam: Munakata Reisi: Blue Fabulous King~

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:40:18 +0800

-jenjam:

Munakata Reisi: ~~Blue~~ Fabulous King~

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Mon, 13 May 2013 03:07:49 +0800

"Fiction seems to be more effective at changing beliefs than nonfiction, which is designed to..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:20:44 +0800

“Fiction seems to be more effective at changing beliefs than nonfiction, which is designed to persuade through argument and evidence. Studies show that when we read nonfiction, we read with our shields up. We are critical and skeptical. But when we are absorbed in a story, we drop our intellectual guard. We are moved emotionally, and this seems to make us rubbery and easy to shape.”

- “Why fiction is good for you” in The Boston Globe (via aaknopf)

see also: why it’s never just a book/tv show/movie

representation matters

(via dearjimmoriarty)

I agree completely with this. There are even studies (but fuck if I can remember where to find them) showing that queer characters in television and movies have just as much of an effect on people’s acceptance of gay equality as actually knowing queer people IRL. (via memoriescantwait)

gamerspirit: Steampunk makes everything better

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:56:39 +0800

gamerspirit:

Steampunk makes everything better

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Thu, 09 May 2013 15:27:50 +0800

Bloody Monday 2the best bromantic scene ever

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:27:02 +0800

Bloody Monday 2
the best bromantic scene ever