/lit/ - Literature

Listening to The Doors as a 26 year old virgin is a special kind of torture.

>>20029404
I'am halfway through and my favourite story so far has been "Two gallants", the scene where Lenehan has his repast in the bar waiting for Corley and reflecting on his life made me tear up. Story has a very memorable opening too, makes you wish you could write like that.

What's going to happen to this based lad now?

>>17371232
>“Great God! but for one single instant show thyself,” cried Starbuck; “never, never wilt thou capture him, old man- In Jesus’ name no more of this, that’s worse than devil’s madness. Two days chased; twice stove to splinters; thy very leg once more snatched from under thee; thy evil shadow gone- all good angels mobbing thee with warnings:- what more wouldst thou have?- Shall we keep chasing this murderous fish till he swamps the last man? Shall we be dragged by him to the bottom of the sea? Shall we be towed by him to the infernal world? Oh, oh,- Impiety and blasphemy to hunt him more!”

>“Starbuck, of late I’ve felt strangely moved to thee; ever since that hour we both saw- thou know’st what, in one another’s eyes. But in this matter of the whale, be the front of thy face to me as the palm of this hand- a lipless, unfeatured blank. Ahab is for ever Ahab, man. This whole act’s immutably decreed. ‘Twas rehearsed by thee and me a billion years before this ocean rolled. Fool! I am the Fates’ lieutenant; I act under orders. Look thou, underling! that thou obeyest mine.- Stand round men, men. Ye see an old man cut down to the stump; leaning on a shivered lance; propped up on a lonely foot. ‘Tis Ahab- his body’s part; but Ahab’s soul’s a centipede, that moves upon a hundred legs. I feel strained, half-stranded, as ropes that tow dismasted frigates in a gale; and I may look so. But ere I break, yell hear me crack; and till ye hear that, know that Ahab’s hawser tows his purpose yet. Believe ye, men, in the things called omens? Then laugh aloud, and cry encore! For ere they drown, drowning things will twice rise to the surface; then rise again, to sink for evermore. So with Moby Dick- two days he’s floated- to-morrow will be the third. Aye, men, he’ll rise once more,- but only to spout his last! D’ye feel brave men, brave?”

"In the future i want to be nothing other than what i have been in the past: alerter of my people, teacher of my people and the Führer of my people."

>>15946818
>tfw no half naked broom riding yuong witch gf
killme

how to make sad and self hating thoughts go *poof* -?

>>14248379
this really is suicide fuel for me i just want a non whore comely girl to love...

>>13748027
It's okay Sasuke, you don't have to say no more. One day you will find your Naruto.

>>13733203

>>13712790
She's so cute