Another Power Move Of The 2020

As children, we learn more than we ever do in our lives. If we ever were to look down upon children as intellectual inferiors, our childhood has been wasted, and we are far better off being born as adults.

- Elf Monarch

“There are a few things in life so beautiful they hurt: swimming in the ocean while it rains, reading alone in empty libraries, the sea of stars that appear when you’re miles away from the neon lights of the city, bars after 2am, walking in the wilderness, all the phases of the moon, the things we do not know about the universe… and you.”

— Beau Taplin

You must know… surely, you must know it was all for you. You are too generous to trifle with me. I believe you spoke with my aunt last night, and it has taught me to hope as I’d scarcely allowed myself before. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you. You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.

Pride & Prejudice (2005) dir. Joe Wright

If this world is real, although I will not insist that it is,

Then there should be a world where every character we pen is brought to life,

And yet another, wherein

We are only figments of their imagination.

A world where they see all the self-loathing and all the scars,

And they love it even when we cannot.

Another one wherein

They see our blind rage and our lashing out,

Where they are not blind to our faults,

And see they the scars we've inflicted on others in a mad, pained rampage

Where they see that our pain is no excuse, for the pain we cause others

Where they see us for the villains we've become

I do not know if this world is real, and I won't insist it to be so,

Therefore,

I do not know if the others can exist

But this thought alone, and memories of these lines,

That is enough for me to rein in my anger,

To love,

To let them fall in love with me.

- Milen

one good thing about december on this hellsite is that this gif will be making its rounds again

The way Arthur takes offence

Merlin Rewatch

Season 2, episode 10: “Sweet Dreams”

May I present Guinevere?

And the whole damn medieval knight lifestyle.

for this holiday season i’m asking for old books and a sword

when whitman said “i contradict myself. i am large… i contain multitudes” and wilde said “what are you? to define is to limit” and sumney said “i insist upon my right to be multiple”

The sword in the stone episode is practically the essence of the whole show. It is Arthur and Merlin, both, that stand before all the people, but everyone's eyes are on Arthur, as usual. Merlin used his magic under their very noses and not a soul noticed his eyes glow gold. The scene where Arthur pulls out the sword? If that isn't a symbol of Arthur and Merlin's entire time together, then I don't know what is. Arthur is fully aware of his strengths as a warrior, but doubts his kingly qualities, and even though his love interest Gwen is there, he needs Merlin to reassure him. Merlin tells him of the legend of the sword and takes him to the sword. Mind you, he is fully aware it is by magic that the sword is stuck in the stone, and that it is stuck fast, but also that using magic he could easily get Arthur to pull it out with his thumb alone. Nonetheless, Merlin stands back and first lets Arthur try.  He lets him try anyway. Despite.  Because he knows it is impossible for someone to pull it out without magic, and yet he is so sure Arthur is the greatest king to ever exist that he momentarily forgets that a major part of the legend is his own brainchild.   But Arthur cannot, and yet he does not fail. Because he's got a Merlin. When Arthur is struck with panic and dread when he realizes for a moment how impossible the idea is, Merlin is there, as always, telling him what he needs to hear, a part of his heart and brain in a whole different person. Merlin tells him, "Have faith." This may or may not be the first time he's said it out loud, but the idea was always there. Merlin has no great warrior-like skills that Arthur knows of, and yet he is dragged along on every great and perilous journey and quest, because he has faith in himself when Merlin is around. And they always somehow get back home with two hands, two feet, and their own teeth. He has faith in Merlin. And the most important part, Arthur does manage to pull the sword out. He knew it was impossible, and he knew he did it. He knew it was magic, but he doesn't complain, because it would be foolish to refuse magic, because one, it was then that they needed it the most, and two, because magic has always been at the heart of Camelot.