Always be reading.

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It was good to walk into a library again; it smelled like home.
Elizabeth Kostova; The Historian
Spiritual Writers Network It’s therapeutic, so write. 

Spiritual Writers Network

It’s therapeutic, so write. 

shivainlondon: “One child is holding something that’s been banned in America to protect them. Guess which one?”

shivainlondon:

“One child is holding something that’s been banned in America to protect them. Guess which one?”

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prairielights: 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners

prairielights:

2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Literature is news that stays news.
Ezra Pound; ABC of Reading
Vladimir and Vera Nabokov, working at home.

Vladimir and Vera Nabokov, working at home.

The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours
Alan Bennett; The History Boys
Anne Sexton with her feet up at home.

Anne Sexton with her feet up at home.

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.” ― James Baldwin

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.” ― James Baldwin

“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.

So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”

Kurt Vonnegut; A Man Without a Country

tinybookshelf:

The Last Bookshop is a lovely (and sad) short film that imagines a world where physical books have died off. The film was written by Richard Dadd and features Alfred Hoffman and Joe Holgate.

“We wanted to contribute to the cultural debate with our own celebration in support of these glorious independents and their shelves of treasures. So with the help of some remarkable independent bookshops, and a lot of talented friends, we have been able to make our idea for The Last Bookshop into a reality. We hope you enjoy this film and share it with your friends….”- The Filmmakers

Read more about the film here.

I’ve experienced this before.

I’ve experienced this before.

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catsandthelaw:

So much lust for the Folio Society edition of His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman. Illustrated by Peter Bailey

catsandthelaw

theparisreview: Ernest Hemingway on his sixtieth birthday.

theparisreview:

Ernest Hemingway on his sixtieth birthday.