They all shared a certain coolness, a cruel, mannered charm which was not modern in the least but had the strange cold breath of the ancient world : they were magnificent creatures, such eyes, such hands, such looks – sic oculos, sic ille manus, sic ora ferebat. Donna Tartt, The Secret History  (via queensmilitant)

babylamb: ♡ arctophily – collecting of teddy bears retrophilia – love of things of the past gerascophobia – fear of growing old floromancy – belief that flowers have feelings angelolatry – worship of or belief in angels anthroposophy – knowledge of the nature of humanity; human wisdom anchorite – one withdrawn from the world for …