May 2012
36 posts
It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk...
– Maurice Switzer (via kari-shma)
The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
– Mark Twain (via blua)
A library card is the start of a lifelong adventure.
– Lilian Jackson Braun (via prettybooks)
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There's no such thing as reading too much.
Neil Gaiman: On his favorite type of book
Interviewer: Do you prefer a book that makes you laugh or makes you cry? One that teaches you something or one that distracts you?
Neil Gaiman: Yes. Wait, do you think those things are exclusive? That books can only be one or the other? I would rather read a book with all of those things in it: a laughing, crying, educating, distracting book. And I would like more than that, the kind of book where the pages groan under the weight of keeping all such opposites apart.
Mr. Darcy: hey, I just met you
Mr. Darcy: and this this crazy
Mr. Darcy: but I'm going to act coldly distant to you for a long time, then awkwardly admit my undying love to you and save you from liking a horrible liar and gambler, then propose to you, telling you I love you not for your beauty but for your mind.
Mr. Darcy: so call me maybe.
The world is changed by examples, not by opinions.
– Paulo Coelho (via kari-shma)
Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by...
– C. S. Lewis on fantasy vs. fact, a timeless and timely reminder of the role of critical thinking in making sense of the stories we’re told. (via explore-blog)
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on shelves. From...
– Gilbert Highet (via convoluscious)
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every book you’ve ever read is just a different combination of 26 letters
April 2012
50 posts
You know, when Jesus is in the garden, and three times He prays ‘Let this cup...
– Paul Washer (via martelthechristianrapper)
Some of you need to hear this for the first time,...
Remember that there are only three kinds of things anyone need ever do. (1)...
– Advice to children from C. S. Lewis. (via explore-blog)