Melanie. 19. History major. Reader. Writer. I want to travel the world, read books, fall in love, hear stories, drink tea and never stop learning. “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Tumblr (3.0; @partyat-gatsbys)http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/438e94350db411965d13859640525ddf/tumblr_mkgif2IDUO1qzglsfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51163865935http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51163865935Thu, 23 May 2013 12:05:56 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b18406cdcb64b95a1f6a60e45b8e448/tumblr_mn2it7pjs41qz4d4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51151935204http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51151935204Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:36 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17596c6ee36c5db3c69555fb7b5daa11/tumblr_miwvzlAlnm1r3gb3zo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://luz-natural.com/post/51108662190" class="tumblr_blog">luz-natural</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span>“The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.”  - Carl Sagan</span></p></blockquote>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51118948025http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51118948025Wed, 22 May 2013 19:26:18 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c7b66de124e32f151b726c22cbcc0f5a/tumblr_mn86kuWSoU1s245dqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://georgia-darlin.tumblr.com/post/51112583250/seeing-this-makes-me-want-to-cry" class="tumblr_blog">georgia-darlin</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Seeing this makes me want to cry</p></blockquote>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51118419399http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51118419399Wed, 22 May 2013 19:19:47 -0700“<p>Here’s what our parents never taught us:</p> <p>You will stay up on your rooftop until sunlight peels away the husk of the moon, <br/> chainsmoking cigarettes and reading Baudelaire, and <br/> you will learn that you only ever want to fall in love with someone<br/> who will stay up to watch the sun rise with you. </p> <p>You will fall in love with train rides, and sooner or later you will<br/> realize that nowhere seems like home anymore. </p> <p>A woman will kiss you and you’ll think her lips are two petals<br/> rubbing against your mouth.</p> <p>You will not tell anyone that you liked it. <br/> It’s okay. <br/> It is beautiful to love humans in a world where love is a metaphor for lust. </p> <p>You can leave if you want, with only your skin as a carry-on. </p> <p>All you need is a twenty in your pocket and a bus ticket. <br/> All you need is someone on the other end of the map, thinking about the supple<br/> curves of your body, to guide you to a home that stretches out for miles<br/> and miles on end. </p> <p>You will lie to everyone you love. <br/> They will love you anyways. </p> <p>One day you’ll wake up and realize that you are too big for your own skin. </p> <p>Molt. <br/> Don’t be afraid. </p> <p>Your body is a house where the shutters blow in and out against the windowpane. <br/> You are a hurricane-prone area. <br/> The glass breaks often. <br/> It’s okay. I promise that the breeze here is wonderful.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em>Shinji Moon; “Here’s What Our Parents Never Taught Us”  (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hattiewatson.tumblr.com/">hattiewatson</a>)</em>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51117855374http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51117855374Wed, 22 May 2013 19:12:50 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d74f6597c1f41b680a7f0fa6074ec9d0/tumblr_mmysp3Ml951qz4d4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51117736431http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51117736431Wed, 22 May 2013 19:11:21 -0700<blockquote> <p><span>I don’t want to be </span><br/>your entire world, no. <br/>I would be happy <br/>just to be your morning coffee, <br/>your hanging car keys, <br/>your wallet. <br/><br/>Something seemingly <br/>insignificant, <br/>but if lost throws off <br/>your entire day.</p> </blockquote>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51117599413http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51117599413Wed, 22 May 2013 19:09:40 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/88908436222699e5bce43121e100be13/tumblr_mn7pd4wI0A1ro579uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51104554354http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51104554354Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:46 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7d9b8ff07ed6100c981f73107155672e/tumblr_mjgcqbtWmN1rhq4aqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51098726649http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51098726649Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:33 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv9nggGo3l1qcwmkyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51098558191http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51098558191Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:28 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f9e445b281e33083fede3e7bc6da9904/tumblr_mmnexv4ITh1s9ug4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51088284087http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51088284087Wed, 22 May 2013 12:44:43 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0ec5690c1f41aa39a7d2cb1793fcb2f/tumblr_mn66ogTcMd1rbvowbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51034339566http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51034339566Tue, 21 May 2013 18:22:43 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b01d98605f0e9ced9c7f04b27f8c66a3/tumblr_mii5cbjvq41qlonqvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51034250295http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51034250295Tue, 21 May 2013 18:21:38 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8gp6k8lGw1qhpislo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51033968679http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51033968679Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:13 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d0719019820ee5cff46618f2ee0fec3d/tumblr_mkyp1leIEc1rh1wv4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51033510183http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51033510183Tue, 21 May 2013 18:12:36 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f3416f198cccecf6bcf646c3f78e8cf7/tumblr_mmiild4rE81qzxhoso2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/846e900b38773cf87d43febb8ffcc573/tumblr_mmiild4rE81qzxhoso1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://10knotes.1000notes.com/post/51032903606" class="tumblr_blog">10knotes</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://aquify.tumblr.com/post/50772003640/i-love-this-so-much"><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"></span>aquify</a>:</p> <p>i love this so much</p> <p class="gone"><em><small>This post has been featured on a <a href="http://www.1000notes.com">1000notes.com</a> blog.</small></em></p></blockquote>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51033263453http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51033263453Tue, 21 May 2013 18:09:33 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a485f3aa2c0883c3149c4701b7e19f81/tumblr_mm5eg17vKF1qb30dwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://infinite-paradox.tumblr.com/post/50995792089/source-mountain-train-rocky-mountains" class="tumblr_blog">infinite-paradox</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Source:   <em><strong>Mountain Train, Rocky Mountains, Colorado.   </strong></em><em><strong>photo via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/360921357607313447/">terri</a></strong></em></p></blockquote>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51005455022http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51005455022Tue, 21 May 2013 12:06:06 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/91ae796552b987a1531ab91362956c57/tumblr_mk1t3nk9ZJ1qf8k6fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51005080821http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/51005080821Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:33 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mblfpvvdXL1rbadt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/50970514435http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/50970514435Mon, 20 May 2013 22:18:03 -0700““If you’re dating a writer and they don’t write about you — whether it’s good or bad — then they don’t love you. They just don’t. Writers fall in love with the people we find inspiring.””<br/><br/> - <em>Jamie Anne Royce (via drapetomania)</em>http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/50960791823http://partyat-gatsbys.tumblr.com/post/50960791823Mon, 20 May 2013 19:53:40 -0700