June 2013
60 posts
“You know what’s sad about reading books? It’s that you fall in love with the characters. They grow on you. And as you read, you start to feel what they feel - all of them - you become them. And when you’re done, you’re never the same. Sure you’re still you, you look the same, talk in the same manner, but something in you has changed. Something in the way you think, the way you choose, sometimes, even the things you say may differ. But it all comes down to the state you go to after a nice novel. The after-feeling. It’s amazing, but somehow, you feel left alone by that world you were once in. It’s overwhelming. But it makes you sad. Cause for once you were this, this otherworldly being in… Neverwhere, and then you suddenly have to say goodbye after a few weeks from when you read the last page. When you’ve recovered from that state. It’s just… quite sad”
—(via booksandhotchocolate)
- Me: oh that's cute
- *checks price tag*
- Me: no it's not
“Anne E. Cunningham wrote a paper called, “What Reading Does For The Mind,” and discovered that being an avid reader actually does make you smarter. It not only helps you retain information, but also helps you maintain that knowledge through old age. Whether or not you’re aware of it, reading fills your head with new information, and you never know when it will come in handy…”
—from ‘12 Scientific Ways Reading Can Actually Improve Your Life’ (via unabridgedchick)
“This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.”
—Dorothy Parker on Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged (via literatureutopia)
shellebelle's sea shells: DO NOT BUY DR HOO PINS ON AMAZON →
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There is just a special layer of hell where you get a “suggested products you may enjoy” e-mail from Amazon and it’s your own stolen artwork.
Guys, please, PLEASE if you ever see the “Doctor Hoo” painting for sale ANYWHERE except for these websites
