I'm Dead-set on a Get-Away

You can gain more friends by being yourself than you can by putting up a front. You can gain more friends by building people up than you can by tearing them down. And you can gain more friends by taking a few minutes from each day to do something kind for someone, whether it be a friend or a complete stranger. What a difference one person can make!

—Sasha Azevedo (via joshterry)

Words to keep inside your pocket:

  • Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
  • Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful. 
  • Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound. 
  • Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling. 
  • Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like. 
  • Aubade - a song greeting the dawn. 
  • Ephemeral - lasting a very short time. 
  • Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal. 
  • Euphonious - pleasing; sweet in sound. 
  • Billet-doux - a love letter. 
  • Redamancy - act of loving in return.

(via mockingjess)

annie werner: How to try to be a writer

anniewerner:

  1. Read every ‘on writing’ or ‘how to write’ list every real writer has ever written
  2. Contemplate everything you’ve done right and everything you’ve done horribly wrong in relation to these lists.
  3. Compare yourself to successful writers. Did you have similar upbringings? Similar educations or lack…