Undine (sculpture), 1904 - 1988.
by Isamu Noguchi.
“No matter what happens in the world, however brutal or dystopian a thing, not all is lost if there are people out there risking themselves to document it. Little sparks cause fires too.”
Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark (2020).
The Birth of Venus (painting), 1863.
by Alexander Cabanel.
At lunchtime I bought a huge orange—
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
They got quarters and I had a half.
And that orange, it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.
This is peace and contentment. It’s new.
The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all the jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I’m glad I exist.
Wendy Cope, The Orange (2002).
Emily Dickinson, No Crowd that has occurred.
The Entombment (painting), 1612.
by Peter Paul Rubens.
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The Kiss (drawing), 1858 - 1925.
by Lovis Corinth.
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"I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in life. And I an horribly limited.”
Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath (1982).
Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan (1892).
Saint Veronica (painting), 1652 - 1653.
by Mattia Preti.
“But when it came right down to it, the skin of my wrist looked so white and defensless that I couldn't do it. It was as if what I wanted to kill wasn't in that skin or the thin blue pulse that jumped under my thumb, but somewhere else, deeper, more secret, and a whole lot harder to get at.”
Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar (1961).
Still Life with Fruit, Oysters, and a Porcelain Bowl (painting), 1660 - 1679.
by Abraham Mignon.
Lustige Blätter (illustration), 1901.
by Artus Scheiner.
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.”
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923).
I always thought insanity would be a dark, bitter feeling, but it is drenching and delicious if you really roll around in it— the help by kathryn stockett.
1943 illustration by Dr. Giorgio Balbi.