“…to cause constellations of victories to flash forth at each instant from the zenith of the centuries, to make the French Empire a pendant to the Roman Empire, to be the great nation and to give birth to the grand army, to conquer the world twice, by conquest and by dazzling, that is sublime; and what greater thing is there?’

‘To be free’, said Combeferre.

He thought of that forest of Montfermeil; they had crossed it together, Cosette and he; he thought of the weather, of the trees without leaves, of the forest without birds, of the sky without sun; it is all the same, it was charming… she had her great doll in her arms, she had put her louis d’or in the pocket of this apron, she laughed, they walked holding each other by the hand, she had nobody but him in the world.

eklektikos-jshu:

love these guys…

lipsredasroses:

Snow White from Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs is strong. She is feminists favorite punching bag, right after Aurora but at least every once in awhile someone will come to Aurora’s defense. Snow (and Cinderella frankly) are seen as what is wrong with the Disney princesses. Snow likes cute animals, cooking, cleaning, and a useless dwarf. She befriends seven strange men who end up saving her in the end. Dude, the prince just comes and kisses her. She is stereotypically feminine. She doesn’t go fight for her country. She doesn’t prevent a war from breaking out. Girl is nice to every single person she meets, even the woman who tried to kill her. She felt bad that she scared the animals when they found her crying in the woods. She is kind hearted. She wants to help everyone she meets. Her looking out for others is what got her killed.

All of that being said does not make her weak. Sure, she is a bit naive but she lived a rather sheltered life. The queen had her locked away doing chores all day. When she found out the queen wanted her killed, instead of standing in the field looking at the huntsman, she fucking ran. She ran away to protect herself. She left an abusive home (she lived with the queen in her castle). When she met the dwarfs, she bargained with them so they wouldn’t kick her out. She ran that house. She put the dwarves and animals to work. She was very sweet but she was also the head bitch in charge. Even Grumpy didn’t try to backtalk her.

The fact she needed the dwarfs and animals to save her doesn’t make her weak. Saving yourself is more than just killing the enemy. It is about surviving, which Snow White did. She may not know how to throw a punch, shoot an arrow, or save her country, that doesn’t make her weak. Not every woman can defeat their demons/enemies on their own. Some of them need help from their friends, which the dwarfs and animals were to Snow, to defeat their enemy and that doesn’t make them weak.

Also, girls who prefer Snow White to Merida are not weak or “too girly.” There is no such thing as being “too girly.” Not all girls are going to relate to Merida and that is okay. Not all girls are going to like Snow White. Some girls like both characters. There is nothing wrong with girls liking the classic Disney princesses. There is nothing wrong with girls preferring the newer princesses. What is a problem is when people try to deem what princesses are “good” or “bad.”

struttinglikeapotter:

thealiway:

freehugchick:

I think I have been waiting for this gif set my entire life and I didn’t even know it.

The last gif is the exact human representation of the “The More You Know” graphic

A reminder that’s Draco’s comment was unscripted, Tom Felton wins.

Another reason why the ‘95 Persuasion is perfect: I thought about watching it today and then went, “No, I just watched it a week ago….” then realized I’d listened to the audio book, not watched the movie. It just follows closely enough that I saw it in my mind as I listened.

rrueplumet:

“M O N T P A R N A S S E was a child; less than twenty years of age, with a handsome face, lips like cherries, charming black hair, the brilliant light of springtime in his eyes; he had all vices and aspired to all crimes. The digestion of evil aroused in him an appetite for worse… Few prowlers were so dreaded as Montparnasse.”  

victor hugo, les misérables
book vii, chapter iii

montanabohemian:

fuckyeahsherlock:

raptorific:

Pros-and-cons of Sherlock and Elementary, rebloggable by request

Something that I really wanted to add about Elementary v. Sherlock that’s really important to remember when keeping them both in the context of the books is the characterisation of Holmes;

In canon, Holmes was not an asshole.  He sometimes screwed up, because he’s peculiar and brilliant and has a bit (ha ha) of an ego, but if he offended someone he cares about (not just Watson, but clients & near-strangers who didn’t deserve the abuse), he regrets it.
He has a massive heart; it’s half the reason he solves crimes.

• Sherlock doesn’t seem to even touch Sherlock’s humanity outside of John.
• Elementary handles it brilliantly.  Sherlock has a heart, and while he often steels himself, he is very much human.  And when Sherlock screws up, Watson holds him accountable for it.

This is made of so much win.

(I would argue, however, that the BBC’s Sherlock shows empathy and humanity towards others beyond John.  Mrs. Hudson is kind of a given.  And Molly?  It’s not pretty, it’s not clean, and it’s definitely not perfect.  But it shows that he is capable of feeling empathy towards someone else, particularly when he screws up.)

snarkysweetness:

I love when my favorite character who is a complex, wonderfully layered, human character is reduced to nothing more than a plot device.

Combeferre was the guide.

aradira:

Doctor Who Meme → Four Brotps [2/4]
↳ Nine, Rose Tyler and Captain Jack Harkness

lastplantagenet:

killian donnelly

selfies with - fra fee + george blagden

vlavlaed:

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brigantes:

les miserables / firefly