Again and again, however we know the landscape of love and the little churchyard there, with its sorrowing names, and the frighteningly silent abyss into which the others fall: again and again the two of us walk out together under the ancient trees, lie down again and again among the flowers, face to face with the sky. —rainer maria wilke i’m a third year phd student in 18th century british literature. i like reading, fluffy animals (large or small), conscientious fashion (and people), the body (especially female), and anything that makes me stop and think. follow along? or AskTumblr (3.0; @raisemeuplaura)http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_53274585038" src="http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/53274585038/audio_player_iframe/raisemeuplaura/tumblr_mlb6u78XgI1qb3abe?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fraisemeuplaura%2F53274585038%2Ftumblr_mlb6u78XgI1qb3abe" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/53274585038http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/53274585038Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:11:21 -0400“He offered her the world. She said she had her own.”<br/><br/> - <em>Monique Duval (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ontheedgeofdarkness.tumblr.com/">ontheedgeofdarkness</a>)</em>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/53274536804http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/53274536804Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:10:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bcfec852ead1992e46f21edcd4080ea5/tumblr_ml3pnvi85J1rjea7uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bookshelfporn.com/post/50737665646/via-nevver">bookshelfporn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/48230680584/bookshelf-porn">nevver</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/53241674280http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/53241674280Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:38:41 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3eb5f71edb7df48515af8865a1b686cd/tumblr_mo8rh2YJqo1ri58ybo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/53241161543http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/53241161543Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:31:27 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7i0kbpDfY1r43e2to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/53241084394http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/53241084394Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:30:24 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3h4t9E1wa1qbg690o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52995858649http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52995858649Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:16:54 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/98dc504fda55b817035034055cba70a0/tumblr_mn4i3iM31m1r943r1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><small><em>Paris, Monday May 20th 2013</em></small></p> </blockquote>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52995601241http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52995601241Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:13:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7162fe5e4ae9e67bf6b5dca967065204/tumblr_mln2x0XZDD1qc24vdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://awelltraveledwoman.tumblr.com/post/52988191952/flowers-in-your-hair">awelltraveledwoman</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Flowers in your hair.</p> </blockquote>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52995235857http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52995235857Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:07:49 -0400“When perfectionism is driving us, shame is always riding shotgun and fear is the backseat driver.”<br/><br/> - <em>Brené Brown (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://larmoyante.com/">larmoyante</a>)</em>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52995179500http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52995179500Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:07:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5wr3dhKyl1qe7l0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52946069594http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52946069594Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:56:14 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/02ca0fc5e60f214cf328b15dca431eb7/tumblr_mn0pq1znew1qb6jujo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52912250163http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52912250163Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:33:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a53fcdfeef83ca4aa4570000ca24a81f/tumblr_mns9ojJzc51r2p50go1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52907181534http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52907181534Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:18:34 -0400““I like the human imagination: its delicacy, its brutal aggressive energy, its profundity, its power to transform the material world into art.’”<br/><br/> - <em><em>Intimacy-</em> Hanif Kureishi (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://aberrantwandering.tumblr.com/">aberrantwandering</a>)</em>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52907080412http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52907080412Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:17:04 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0bf9628c3507a6e1e8ada005ddf06602/tumblr_mock8l9kh41qggwnvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/52887956899/whats-your-favorite-thing-about-your-sister">humansofnewyork</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“What’s your favorite thing about your sister?”<br/> “She’s my friend.”</p> </blockquote>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52891808923http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52891808923Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:38:34 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a5769633d139adf6efa2e48078e0c1e1/tumblr_mmpgagdaqV1sqhbb6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52840714880http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52840714880Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:15:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/81e0c6412fd39a9542db67d505f749c0/tumblr_mo9eqdx4vl1r2p50go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52840514419http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52840514419Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:13:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/828deb1ab39934058d48a5303dad7f77/tumblr_mmggrrZNS51rsgsofo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52513051429http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52513051429Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:24:33 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6316533ed200e7fa0226672c9461db36/tumblr_mndnuv9iPb1rtukwno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52512507168http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52512507168Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:16:50 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5tlngy5b21qbkmx9o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5tlngy5b21qbkmx9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5tlngy5b21qbkmx9o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://edithshead.tumblr.com/post/25442186345/benedetta-barzini-is-a-journalist-teacher-and">edithshead</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Benedetta Barzini is a journalist, teacher, and former model. Harper’s Bazaar lists her as one of the 100 Great Beauties of the World.</p> <p><br/>photos by Paolo Viviano</p> </blockquote>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52510955126http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52510955126Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:54:44 -0400“Give me that dark moment I will carry it everywhere<br/> like a mouthful of rain.”<br/><br/> - <em>Mary Oliver, <em>Blue Pastures</em> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://litverve.tumblr.com/">litverve</a>)</em>http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52510785827http://raisemeuplaura.tumblr.com/post/52510785827Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:52:18 -0400