January 2012
“Her spirits wanted the solitude and silence which only numbers could give.”
– Persuasion By Jane Austen (via veganpussy)
Bizarre Victorian fact of the day...
vicfangirlguide:
William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck the 5th Duke of Portland was a famous 19th century eccentric. He never wanted to meet anyone and so spent most of his time in 4 or 5 rooms within his enormous mansion. He communicated with people in written form with correspondence being posted through letterboxes in his bedroom door, his meals were brought to him by a miniature railway, he...
“To die for lack of love is horrible. The asphyxia of the soul.”
РLes Mis̩rables, Victor Hugo (via fyeahliteraryquotes)
