shatterrealm:

“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results.”

— Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) Italian political thinker.  (via philosophicalconservatism)

helloitsbees:

delightfuldonutdreams:

Do you ever wonder how many stories have been told about you? I don’t mean rumors or gossip. A story like “ one time I was at the mall and this girl dropped her hotdog but she picked it up and ate it” what if I’m that girl??how many times have people seen me do something I thought no one saw and is now being used as an ice breaker at a family dinner? Hmmmmmm?!???!

one time i was in this historical park in new york and i was climbing a tree in order to get a good photo and i fell out just as a family was walking past…two years later i ran into the mom at stop&shop and she gasped and said “oh my god, tree girl?” and i’ve never been the same since

since nobody gives me a second thought when i’m not in immediate contact with them – whether in person or over the phone/internet – i can say with absolute certainty that nobody is ever thinking or talking about me, good or ill