December 2010
“there was a time when it wasn’t uncommon to use a piece of string to guide words...”
– the history of love, nicole krauss. (via teachingliteracy)
“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved —loved for...”
– Victor Hugo (via kari-shma)
“Writing is all that I have. It keeps me alive, as it always has. It is how we...”
– Wesley Stace, By George (via nouvelliste)
“Is the printed book destined for eventual extinction? Is the thoughtfully...”
– from “By Its Cover: Modern American Book Cover Design” (via tobeshelved)
“Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many...”
– ELEVEN MINUTES, Paulo Coelho (via thegirlwiththemessyhair)
“Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you...”
– Janet Fitch, White Oleander (via booktard)
One thing I learned from reading books: ignore the...
“If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell
yourself...”
“If you want to live your life in a creative way, as an artist, you have to not...”
– Steve Jobs to Playboy in 1985. via glenda (via msg)
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“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most...”
– www.quotesgarden.com
“A person of good intelligence and of sensitivity cannot exist in this society...”
– George Carlin (via rebeccam)
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in...”
– Kalama Sutta, The Buddha (via saaraeliisavaris)
“People have to inform themselves. They have to understand these issues and this...”
– Carl Sagan in a 1989 interview with Ted Turner on CNN (via mohandasgandhi)
“I think the act of reading imbues the reader with a sensitivity toward the...”
– John Connolly
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“The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared...”
– Emma Goldman (via greenstate)
“There are no prescriptive solutions, no grand designs for grand problems. Life’s...”
– Stephen Nachmanovitch (via mohandasgandhi)
“The weird thing is, Aaron is a very masculine guy with a deep voice. He plays...”
– Some lady ‘journalist’ in Marie Claire (I know, but still) talking about why she was surprised when her fiance broke off the engagement after nine years and told her he was gay (via The Hairpin). (via matthewgallaway)
