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There are only two worlds - your world, which is the real world, and other worlds, the fantasy. Worlds like this are worlds of the human imagination: their reality, or lack of reality, is not important. What is important is that they are there. these worlds provide an alternative. Provide an escape. Provide a threat. Provide a dream, and power; provide refuge, and pain. They give your world meaning. They do not exist; and thus they are all that matters.

Neil Gaiman, The Books of Magic (via excessivebookshelf) —

prettybooks:

Goodreads celebrated jumping from 6.5 million to 13 million users in 2012 and created this infographic showing interesting statistics, from the most reviewed book to the most popular authors. Click to see the full-size image.

bookshelfporn:

Merry Christmas to all our readers! We hope you have a happy and book filled holiday season! 

likeafieldmouse:

Sara de Bondt - Tree of Codes (2010)

I wish I could write a beautiful book to break those hearts that are soon to cease to exist: a book of faith and small neat worlds and of people who live by the philosophies of popular songs.

Zelda Fitzgerald (via theimproviser) —

fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

Anton Chekhov was a Russian physician who also wrote plays and short stories. By the time he died, he was considered second only to Tolstoy when it came to famous Russian writers. He once said:

 ”Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress.”

teachingliteracy:

vonnegutsandglory: kevin van der leek

silhouetting:

(via Roost - Roost: A Simple Life)

I may never be happy, but tonight I am content. Nothing more than an empty house, the warm hazy weariness from a day spent setting strawberry runners in the sun, a glass of cool sweet milk, and a shallow dish of blueberries bathed in cream. When one is so tired at the end of a day one must sleep, and at the next dawn there are more strawberry runners to set, and so one goes on living, near the earth. At times like this I’d call myself a fool to ask for more…

Sylvia Plath (via theoceanislikeyou) —

awhiterenaissance:

Last night was the most amazing blur, 

waking up from the amber glow

streaming in between the lace curtain crevices

onto peaceful eyes…

I thought to myself:

“Gosh. This is amazing.”

teachingliteracy:

 (by mazdamattc)