@lolixoxo / lolixoxo.tumblr.com
Luigi Pirandello, “Il fu Mattia Pascal” (via hidalgoandante)
Construction started on the Golden Gate Bridge on Jan. 5, 1933 - 84 years ago today. The bridge is pictured here from above in 1951. (Margaret Bourke-White—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #1950s #GoldenGateBridge #TBT
Virginia Woolf (via wordsnquotes)
Two athletes have provided one of the most inspirational moments of the Rio Olympics so far when they tripped over each other in the women’s 5,000 metres - then helped one another to carry on.
American Abbey D'Agostino and Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand were 3,000m into the race today when D'Agostino appeared to clip Hamblin’s heel, sending both tumbling to the ground.
But instead of appearing frustrated that their dreams of glory were apparently over, both women put on a display of the Olympic spirit that will live on long after the Games are over.
D'Agnostino, 24, immediately got up to help her rival - then, as it became clear that she had a right ankle injury, Hamblin tried to help her continue.
Both athletes attempted to start chasing after the pack that had left them. But D'Agostino could not keep going as her knee had apparently twisted awkwardly in the fall.
She told Hamblin to go on as she collapsed on to all fours on the track. But the camera then came back to D'Agostino and she was back on her feet and running again.
Hamblin said: ‘When i went down, I was like “Whats happening, why am I on the ground?” And suddenly there’s this hand on my shoulder like “Get up, get up, we have to finish this.”
‘I’m so grateful for Abbey for doing that for me. I mean, that girl is the Olympic spirit right there.
‘I’m so impressed and inspiring that she did that. I’ve never met her before. Like, I’ve never met this girl before. And isn’t that just so amazing?’
Both Hamblin and D'Agostino were subsequently promoted to the 5000m final on Friday. [x]
Women are so good.
vita sackville-west in a letter to virginia woolf, 9 february 1927 (via cheroreowitz)
“I believe we’re ready for women who are not just either beautiful or something else. We’d like to see women who are complex and nuanced and layered the way that male characters are allowed to be. And maybe they’re attractive, but they’re not defined by that attractiveness. And I hate seeing female characters be defined that way. I think it’s pedantic to assume that we need to cater to that sort of archaic notion that physical attractiveness is somehow indicative of intelligence or maturity or strength or vulnerability. I would like to see casting directors stop playing into that notion that women have to pick one or the other in order to play characters.“Saturday
I don’t understand, why do I stress a man?
When there’s so many bigger things at hand.
Anonymous (via wnq-anonymous)
“At the time we made The Children’s Hour, there were not real discussions about homosexuality. It was about a child’s accusation. It could have been about anything. So none of us were really aware. We were in the mindset of not understanding what we were basically doing. These days there would be a tremendous outcry, as well there should be. The profundity of this subject was not in the lexicon of our rehearsal period even. Audrey and I never talked about this. Isn’t that amazing? Truly amazing.” —Shirley MacLaine
HAIM - Falling
Don’t stop, no, I’ll never give up And I’ll never look back, just hold your head up And if it gets rough, it’s time to get rough
