Nicole Orsini
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Nicole Orsini
"Tina: ...a vampire...maintains a sense of who they are even when they are at their most monstrous, like even when they are hunting and feeding off of people, their like human element of their sort of sentient demon element is still at the forefront is still like really present...it's like this person is actually going to maintain the like memories
... See more"Tina: ...the most immediate, concentrated fantasy, is also being able to preserve not only your life, but those first, like the honeymoon period basically, to preserve the period with your new lover or your new partner or your new object of desire, where like everything is just lust and indulgence and pheromones and newness and
... See more“Annie: We as queer people have become so good at, like, negotiating and practicing consent and, like, safety and all of this stuff. And that is all wonderful. But, you know, part of what is erotic about the sexual experience to me is, like, it is illicit, it is unmitigated, it is messy. And sometimes I feel like in queer community, especially in,
... See more“Annie: I used to pretend to be the phantom, and I would put this mask on…and that automatically translates to vampires for me, because I think what is so erotic about the vampire to people is like, this person is so into you that they have to like, literally consume you and possess you and make you theirs and like bring you into their world. And
... See more“But when I was a kid, I was so obsessed with that character and why I’m so obsessed with that character, I think is because of this, first of all, the aesthetic and the darkness and this beautiful, deformed, dark genius. And I think the other part of it was this genius figure being so obsessed with you that they need to kidnap you and capture you
... See moreConstant anxiety is an unconscious defence against what is calling us to a deeper understanding. Ever-present anxiety actually covers over and prevents me from feeling fully what I am worrying about. Constant anxiety is our constant way of not paying attention. Anxiety is the trembling surface identity that finds the full measure of our anguish too
... See moreThe easiest things can happen with no conscious effort, but the truth of experience remains where I cannot see it. The easiest things often involve a kind of deception or forgetting, a convenient story that the brain believes even when the body doesn’t. The easiest things stacked up over time inside me. The easiest things made me feel empty and... See more
Easiest thing
devotion is the highest form of self-reverence. devotion is what transforms discipline from a rigid obligation into a deeply personal commitment—one rooted in care, intention, and an attentive understanding of your own needs. while self-love is the foundation, self-reverence is the elevation—the act of honoring yourself so fully that your choices... See more
Priscilla • you don't need more discipline, you need devotion.
years ago someone suggested using the word devotion instead of discipline and I swear it’s the only reason I am so committed to the things that I love ~ bc devotion is an act of love ~ while discipline feels like an act of force
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