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1 year ago

in another life i would’ve been a nun or a witch, and there’s no in between.

maybe i would’ve been both


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1 year ago

“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.”

-Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

There Are Few People Whom I Really Love, And Still Fewer Of Whom I Think Well. The More I See Of The

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1 year ago

I always take at least 2 books and I come back home with 4 minimum.

Title: How many books should I take on holiday with me? Image: A seemingly helpful flowchart that begins with the the question "Have you got a book in your suitcase" but soon becomes a recursive loop causing the reader to put an ever-increasing quantity of books into larger and larger suitcases.

for Guardian Books


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2 years ago
 Tom Stoppard, 1996

── Tom Stoppard, 1996

[text ID: We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered. ]


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3 years ago

can we stop pretending that we can actually understand the first 3-4 chapters of fantasy books

thx.


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3 years ago

“how do you have time to read so much omg”

i ignore all my other responsibilities, that's how.


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3 years ago

writing a book is fun until you have to ACTUALLY sit down and write instead of just staring at a blank wall all day and daydreaming about your characters


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