Just a general assortment of quotes, pictures and other things that make me smile and hopefully make you smile as well. Reblogging is love.
bookmania:
Google Front Page celebrates the 200th birthday of — one of the most beloved storytellers in the English language — Charles Dickens!
"For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on Earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfold world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and how to die. They are full of all the things you don’t get in real life… and quality of attention: we may notice amazing details during the course of the day but we rarely let ourselves stop and pay attention. An author makes you notice, makes you pay attention, and this is a great gift. My gratitude for good writing is unbounded."
Anne Lamotte in Bird by Bird (via kscarlat)
"But you see, Meg, just because we don’t understand doesn’t mean that the explanation doesn’t exist."
Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (via her-phrontistery)
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prettybooks:
theinkedquill:
The innovative ‘Shelf-pod’ house in Osaka, Japan can hold 10 tons of books.
Photo: Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio.
"Books don’t offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw."
David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas)
(Source: booklover)
This could be from my collection except I don’t own Marie Antoinette….yet.
It’s true but I’ve never thought about it.
