October 2011
43 posts
“I automatically assume people won’t like me, so I don’t talk to them unless they...”
– Stephanie Kuehnert (via misswallflower)
“For all the reputed propriety and patience required of their calling, librarians...”
– Stuart A. P. Murray, The Library: An Illustrated Historyt
a sick way to love◦ ◦ ◦: i understand it’s easier... →
adorabloodthirst:
i understand it’s easier for asexuals to “pass” and not have to be open about their sexuality, and they’re not as widely and openly discriminated against as other people under the queer umbrella, but the amount of hate and exclusion they get from other members of the queer community is really sort…
If A Guy Ever...said “Happy Birthday sweetie, I...
teachingliteracy:
randombookishness
“There is such a place as fairyland - but only children can find the way to it....”
– L.M. Montgomery (via vurquoise)
“In reality, it’s not that difficult to date a girl who writes. Accept that she...”
– Date A Girl Who Writes by Effie Sapuridis (via thezombiewearspink)
“Books everywhere! Each wall was armed with overcrowded yet immaculate shelving....”
– Markus Zusak, The Book Thief (via excessivebookshelf)
mythologyofblue:
Live for awhile in the books you love. Learn from them what is worth learning, but above all love them. This love will be returned to you a thousand times over. Whatever your life may become, these books—of this I am certain—will weave through the web of your unfolding. They will be among the strongest of all threads of your experiences, disappointments, and joys.
-Rilke,...
“All the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self...”
– Nick Hornby (via thesearepeopleyouknow)
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Watchtallteenturtle:
Glorious
A celebration of female characters
(in order of appearance) Bones; Torchwood; Harry Potter; Heroes; Stargate: Atlantis; Firefly; Merlin; Sarah Jane Adventures; Narnia; The X-Files; Doctor Who; His Dark Materials; Star Trek: Voyager; Pushing Daisies; Lord of the Rings; Fantastic Four; The Sarah Connor Chronicles; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Buffy the Vampire Slayer;...
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“Someone who likes Star Trek or Discworld is fair game as a ‘nerd’, even though...”
– Terry Pratchett, The Discworld Companion (via girlalivelinks)
And we don’t go in for crude facepainting, either. Delicately detailed handcast ears? Yes, sometimes. Melted crayons in primary colors? No.
(via dduane)
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wasntthatafunnyday:
Just incase people needed...
“Generally speaking, books don’t cause much harm. Except when you read them, that...”
– Pseudonymous Bosch, The Name of This Book is Secret (via sheistoofondofbooks)
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