Dead Poets Society (1989) dir. Peter Weir

have you guys done that “what kind of reader are you” quiz and if so what did you get

i have to tell you by Dorothea Grossman

My life is so normal & Dope besides from the occasional falls from Grace

They both want what the other has. David desperately wants to be accepted, to be a people person, life and soul of the party. But he doesn't realize he already has that. His family is elated to see him come back from the trip, he lights up a room when he walks in. And Benji wants to be loved, cared for, but he can not maintain a lasting relationship outside of temporary acquaintances with strangers. And he sits at the airport alone waiting to meet someone who will fill up the hole in him, while David is surrounded by a loving family. And we do not know if they will see each other again.

i want to shake many young women and say you can grow in private. and what i mean by that is that you don’t have to publicly self-flagellate when you don’t know something or when you say something a little insensitive or whatever else. you don’t have to report your Bad Thoughts and Ignorance to the crowd who waits to judge you. you do not have to pay penance. you do not have to issue public statements. nothing more is gained from burying yourself in shame than you could gain by thinking “oh i don’t know about this” and looking it up real quick, or thinking “hm, that wasn’t how i want to behave, i’ll do different next time” and then moving on with your life. no need to choke yourself with it.

Edward Hirsch, from "Late March"

youll be able to find books and movies and music that change your life until the day you die. that's pretty good

Good Will Hunting (1997) Dir. by Gus Van Sant

i remember learning the word melancholy at age 7 or something and thinking oh this word's gonna be huge for me

SEVERANCE — 2.09: The After Hours

My five year plan is to just see what happens