alexismessy:

youreahairymotherlicker:

Boss said I don’t look like the ‘writer’ type when I told them I was going to study literature.

wtf does a writer look like

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littlebookthings:

Submission courtesy of anon

Usually consists of the Anna Karenina, Pride and Prejudice, Atonement, Jane Eyre soundtracks. Or Claude Debussy.

yeahwriters:

Share them with us here.

a-solid-soul:

into the wild

“I’d like to repeat the advice that I gave you before, in that I think you really should make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

If you want to get more out of life, Ron, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy. But once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its full meaning and its incredible beauty.”

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meggannn:

worldken:

New edition of 1984 will feature a “censored” blacked out cover

Penguin is releasing new editions of five of books by George Orwell, with covers by designer David Pearson. Perhaps the best of the new designs is Pearson’s simple but brilliant idea for 1984, with the title and author’s name apparently censored with black foiling.

The black bars only obscure the text at a glance, however; they’ll still be visible in the right light. Pearson acknowledges that the design is a bit risky, but it’s a dramatic look, almost as if some government ministry had tried to hide the book from the public.

#what if someone picks it up thinking it’s a collection of stories about penguins

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teachingliteracy:

New library card! (by heidigoseek)

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prufrocking:

mer-ow:

An official post of my Harry Potter Valentines (including some new ones I didn’t post last night) !

The Hagrid one is kind of like… an insulting Valentine. So you can give it to your enemy to let them know you still don’t like them, but you wanted to include them on this emotional Hallmark holiday. 

Happy Valentine’s Day! (bit early, woops)

-Kjersti (new york kitty)

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awritersruminations:

On February 11, 1963 Sylvia Plath committed suicide. Fifty years after her death, her poetry continues to haunt and inspire millions of readers, including myself. Today, I hope many of you will pick up Ariel or The Bell Jar or any other Plath book and remember not just her tragically short life but her brilliant and electrifying work. That is certainly what I intend to do.

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sarahtypeswords:

sarahtypeswords:

sarahtypeswords:

Step 1: Make a post about him

Step 2: Tag it with his name

Step 3: Wait

Day 6: I have still not caught a wild John Green

Day 7: Still no sign of him. I will play Swedish rap and wait for him to find his way to the song of his people. 

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