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created and run by @koizik.bsky.social
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quixotic
exceedingly idealistic; foolishly impractical, especially in the pursuit of ideals; marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action
exceedingly idealistic; foolishly impractical, especially in the pursuit of ideals; marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action
I hope it's love. I'm trying really hard to make it love.
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I hope it's love. I'm trying really hard to make it love.
‘Tis the lot of the powerful to attract the covetous as well as the needy. Thus doth prudence dictate that those with power proffer aid with one hand whilst the other resteth ever on their hilt.
January 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
‘Tis the lot of the powerful to attract the covetous as well as the needy. Thus doth prudence dictate that those with power proffer aid with one hand whilst the other resteth ever on their hilt.
You worry so much about what other people want from you that you don't even know what you want anymore!
January 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
You worry so much about what other people want from you that you don't even know what you want anymore!
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
January 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
Some questions will ruin you if you are denied the answer long enough.
January 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Some questions will ruin you if you are denied the answer long enough.
You know how you want to just go and stand in a corner sometimes? Gregg's my corner.
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
You know how you want to just go and stand in a corner sometimes? Gregg's my corner.
I would remain with you all. 'Til the very end.
January 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
I would remain with you all. 'Til the very end.
A real man… oughta be a little stupid.
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A real man… oughta be a little stupid.
It may be… That victory cannot be won without cost. But all life is precious, and I refuse to shrug at its loss!
January 7, 2026 at 8:24 AM
It may be… That victory cannot be won without cost. But all life is precious, and I refuse to shrug at its loss!
You can lie down for people to walk on you and they will still complain that you're not flat enough.
January 7, 2026 at 7:23 AM
You can lie down for people to walk on you and they will still complain that you're not flat enough.
philautia
self-love and self-compassion; when one loves oneself, their capacity to love others is increased
self-love and self-compassion; when one loves oneself, their capacity to love others is increased
January 7, 2026 at 6:23 AM
philautia
self-love and self-compassion; when one loves oneself, their capacity to love others is increased
self-love and self-compassion; when one loves oneself, their capacity to love others is increased
One cannot lead by standing still.
January 7, 2026 at 5:23 AM
One cannot lead by standing still.
Oh, I doubt I ever will. But as my friends have kindly reminded me, I have come this far, and that must count for something.
January 7, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Oh, I doubt I ever will. But as my friends have kindly reminded me, I have come this far, and that must count for something.
Our tribe had lost sight of who we were. In seeking ever more strength, we allowed ourselves to fall victim to that which we had long scorned in others as weakness. Instead of learning to harden our wills with resolve, we steeled them with anger— and therein lay our folly.
January 7, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Our tribe had lost sight of who we were. In seeking ever more strength, we allowed ourselves to fall victim to that which we had long scorned in others as weakness. Instead of learning to harden our wills with resolve, we steeled them with anger— and therein lay our folly.
You could do no more. And that is enough. So please, hold your heads high.
January 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
You could do no more. And that is enough. So please, hold your heads high.
There is no honour in betraying your friends.
January 7, 2026 at 1:12 AM
There is no honour in betraying your friends.
aeipathy
enduring, unyielding, and consuming passion
enduring, unyielding, and consuming passion
January 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
aeipathy
enduring, unyielding, and consuming passion
enduring, unyielding, and consuming passion
All that anger, all that rage… Born of a fervent desire to protect that which we hold most dear.
January 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM
All that anger, all that rage… Born of a fervent desire to protect that which we hold most dear.
Everyone loves strength, but do you love me for my weakness?
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Everyone loves strength, but do you love me for my weakness?
He is half of my soul, as the poets say.
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
He is half of my soul, as the poets say.
agape
selfless love; to extend love to all people; universal loving kindness
selfless love; to extend love to all people; universal loving kindness
January 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
agape
selfless love; to extend love to all people; universal loving kindness
selfless love; to extend love to all people; universal loving kindness
I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth.
January 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth.
Your whole life has been one of regret, but it can end better than it began.
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Your whole life has been one of regret, but it can end better than it began.
"To change the world, one needs something far more important than callousness."
"What is that?"
"Love. The only one who can change the world... Is the one who never abandons love, no matter how painful things become, all the way to the end."
"What is that?"
"Love. The only one who can change the world... Is the one who never abandons love, no matter how painful things become, all the way to the end."
January 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
"To change the world, one needs something far more important than callousness."
"What is that?"
"Love. The only one who can change the world... Is the one who never abandons love, no matter how painful things become, all the way to the end."
"What is that?"
"Love. The only one who can change the world... Is the one who never abandons love, no matter how painful things become, all the way to the end."
Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero…
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero…