theinsomniacindian

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Indu • 🇮🇳 • They/zey • Hindu agnostic

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Alyosha: Mitya And I Were Crossing The Street, And A Man Drove By And Honked At Us.

Alyosha: Mitya and I were crossing the street, and a man drove by and honked at us.

Ivan, sighing: What did Mitya do?

Alyosha: He chased him to the next red light, then reached into his window and...

Mitya: Who wants a steering wheel?

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Me reading/watching translated works knowing damn well that I'll never understand the nuanced emotions and hidden meanings behind the original text

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1 year ago

C&P and Macbeth pretty much have the same plot

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I'm agnostic but every time I hear someone say "God lives inside us all," I imagine a tiny little god nestled in my ribcage, whispering instructions to our hearts and brains that we commonly believe to be a "feeling deep down in our guts"

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1 year ago

Me, typing into Google: How do I stop getting attached to the genderbent versions of my OCs?

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1 year ago

ello im indian, are you from the north-east by any chance

I'm from Maharashtra, actually! :D (I hope that didn't sound passive aggressive)

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