Love Is An Untamed Force. When We Try To Control It, It Destroys Us. When We Try To Imprison It, It Enslaves

Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.

Paulo Coelho (via observando)

This is such a good explanation, and it didn't need a series of books to get it. For me, I would say that Love is many adjectives. That's the only explanation I'll ever give about it.

And maybe what growing up really means is knowing that you don’t have to be just a character, going whichever way the story says. It’s knowing you could be the author instead.

Ava Dellaira, Love Letters to the Dead (via thebooker)

I think every one should remember this. We own the story, not the story owns us.

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations

Henry David Thoreau (via thebooker)

very true

another cozy reason to start reading :)

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Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a literary genre that takes place in the past. The setting is drawn from history, and often contains historical persons. Writers of stories in this genre work to portray the manners and social conditions of the persons or time(s) presented in the story, with attention paid to period detail. Artistic license is permitted in regard to presentation and subject matter, so long as it does not deviate in significant ways from established history. If events should deviate significantly, the story is likely to be classified as alternate history. [x]

In practice, historical fiction can take a number of forms, including but not limited to:

depictions of real historical figures in the context of the challenges they faced;

depictions of real historical figures in imagined situations;

depictions of fictional characters in documented historical situations;

depictions of fictional characters in fictional situations, but in the context of a real historical period. [x]