Author: daintyfire

The fondness that la Marquise discovers for her children, is very amiable; and the more remarkable in a country where the least trait of such a disposition is scarce known. She seems to adore them, and to live but in them. She has two that were presented to us; they both speak English, and sing it; the Marquis appeared very fond of them likewise. He is apparently a man of great modesty, and delicacy of manners.

Journal of Abigail Adams (daughter of Abigail and John Adams), 21 February 1785 when the family dined with the Lafayettes. When she first met Gilbert on the 14 February at a dinner at Franklin’s, she wrote “The Marquis de la Fayette I never saw before; he appears a little reserved and very modest.”  (via marquisdelaughingette)

abbyromana:

From Batman & Robin #25 (pre-Nu52)

“Dick is different from Bruce. In the way he fights. In the way he thinks. And the way he feels. And he gets angry. Really angry. That anger, it’d make him a great Batman, if he’d let it. But he won’t. He’s trying too much to be like him. The good son. Man, I hate him.”

the-mighty-birdy:

I hate the attitude of viewing female characters as a “we”. NO. THERE IS NO WE HERE. I AM NOT EVERY WOMAN EVERY WOMAN IS NOT ME. Don’t go into every goddamn movie expecting to come out feeling “empowered”, that’s not what movies (or any media for that matter) are for! They’re for telling interesting stories and making us feel for fictional characters. Having every female character be a whiny, weak damsel who needs to be rescued all the time is annoying yes, but what’s just as annoying is having every female character be a stone cold badass with little to no personality beyond “She’s tough and snarky and won’t take your shit” because everyone will lose their fuckin minds if you allow them even the slightest bit of weakness! Write female characters like human beings and not tools of empowerment or role models because those are BORING.