"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being."
— Jung. (via nihilnoetia)
First edition of Anthony Burgess ‘A Clockwork Orange’. What amazing cover art.
treehousestories:(via thelovelybones)
You live the life you’re given with the storms outside…
big-city-dreams:mypeterpancomplex:vincentnicasio:alyvia:thelibertines:
what a cosy looking boudoir.
"People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates."
— Thomas Szasz. (via nihilnoetia)
Today in History - June 26, 1892
Pearl S. Buck born in West Virginia
"If you fell down yesterday, stand up today."
— H.G Wells. (via nihilnoetia)
"It is not the clear-sighted who lead the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm mental fog."
— Joseph Conrad. (via nihilnoetia)
"It’s only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose."
— Joseph Conrad. (via nihilnoetia)
"A book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you. When you have possessed a book with mind and spirit, you are enriched. But when you pass it on you are enriched threefold."
— Henry Miller (via booktumbling)
Emmanuel Polanco: “Poe”Check his blog, his Flickr photostream.
Another illustration inspired by The Raven.
Today in History - June 25, 1903
George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) born in British India
