March 2010
44 posts
The Daughters of the Late Colonel by Katherine... →
“Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was...”
– Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“You can take a pile of rocks and use them to build a house, or you can take the...”
– Charles Manson
It is eerie finding that you agree with a psycopath, but I like the sentiment in this quote. Too bad he is a lunatic murderer that didn’t follow his own advice!
“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes...”
– Anais Nin
No one belongs here more than you: Stories by... →
I am ordering this book right now. She is lovely.
The Book Inscriptions Project →
I collect books with inscriptions. :) My friend Lori just sent me an OLD copy of Pendennis by Thackeray, and I will post pictures of the inscription.
“Indeed, what constitues life? Day after day, we put up the brave struggle to...”
– Renée, The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
This is the point in the book that made me actually like it. Page 97 & 98.
Stunning 360 degree bird's eye view of Paris →
Octavo Digital Rare Books →
Single Minded
I have noticed that my posts are particularly one-tracked. I love books. I can’t help it. :)
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Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste: A Book →
There’s antifreeze in my toothpaste?!?! D:
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Vending Machine for books?! →
14 Websites to make you a more intelligent person →
Found this while doing a search for course materials for guided self education, and there are a lot of good resources here. I am particularly fond of http://academicearth.org/. What a great idea.
Which literary heroine are you? →
booklover:
suzywire:
Anne Shirley
You are like Anne Shirley, the heroine of L.M.Montgomery´s famous novels! You´re a very kind person, wise and understanding. In a way, you will never grow up, thanks to your great imagination, rich inner world and original personality. Your dream guy: Dr. Gilbert Blythe.
The same result for me. I will always love this character. This book has a special...
“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a...”
– Jeanette Winterson
Traipses in Tumblr
I was following a certain person on tumblr because I had initially found their posts entertaining and even sometimes informative. Today I came to realize that I could not continue to follow this person because I could not stand how combatative she/he is.
Look…I totally believe in free expression and the fact that we have a right to our own opinions, etc. I just personally don’t...
Star Wars, an Icelandic Saga? Yay Norse legends! →
Very old pages →
A friendly reading challenge: Read one book a week →
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too...”
– Madeline L’Engle
A Wrinkle in Time was my favorite book growing up, and it still blows me away.
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be some kind of library.”
– Jorge Louis Borges
“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think...”
– Garrison Keillor
Conservation Book Repair Manual →
