#idealism – @anenlighteningellipsis on Tumblr

How often it is that an idea that seems so bright bossed and gleaming in its clarity when examined in a church, or argued over with a friend in a frosty garden, becomes clouded and murk-stained when dragged out into the field of actual endeavor.

Geraldine Brooks, March

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thelovejournals

Am I in love? Absolutely. I’m in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I’m a passionate lover. I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible. I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.

James Dean

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anenlighteningellipsis

So much has changed. And still, you are fortunate:the ideal burns in you like a fever.Or not like a fever, like a second heart.

Louise Glück, from “October”, Averno: Poems

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anenlighteningellipsis

So much has changed. And still, you are fortunate: the ideal burns in you like a fever. Or not like a fever, like a second heart.

Louise Glück, from “October”, Averno

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