Philosophy Is Odious And Obscure;Both Law And Physic Are For Petty Wits;Divinity Is Basest Of The Three,Unpleasant,

“Philosophy is odious and obscure; Both law and physic are for petty wits; Divinity is basest of the three, Unpleasant, harsh, contemptible, and vile. ‘Tis magic, magic that hath ravished me.

Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus (via wholesomeobsessive)

No matter what its name or provenance, it is believed that the arrival of Europeans on Hispaniola unleashed the fukú on the world, and we’ve all been in the shit ever since. Santo Domingo might be fukú’s Kilometer Zero, its port of entry, but we are all of us its children, whether we know it or not.

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Díaz, 2 (via chronicles-of-a-slow-reader)

I had decided early on that if I couldn’t dress elegant, I’d dress memorable.

Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean Trees (via awellreadwoman)

Could'st thou make men to live eternally, Or being dead, raise them to life again,

Faustus, Dr Faustus Act 1 Scene 1 (via wholesomeobsessive)

““Good gracious,” said Moominmamma. “What a scene I have managed to create!” But she had to admit she was secretly very pleased with herself.”

— Tove Jansson, Sami Malila

Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hell is must we ever be. And, to conclude, when all the world dissolves, And every creature shall be purified, All places shall be hell that is not heaven.

Mephistopheles in Marlowe’s Dr Faustus (via wholesomeobsessive)