January 2012
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“Your memory is a monster; you forget - it doesn’t. It simply files things away....”
– John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany (via superheavysellout)
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“… he said it was interesting. He used the word ‘textured.’ He said ‘smooth’ was...”
– The Glass Castle (a novel by Jeannette Walls)
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Which Jane Austen Heroine Are You? →
lovelybookseller:
I think I am part Emma, part Elinor.
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“Darkness, you know, is relevant.”
– Jesse from My Sister’s Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s...”
– Jodi Picoult (via 4mbivalent)
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Open Books Store: I Can't Imagine Anything Better... →
openbookstore:
…and you can do it on April 23rd!
I am intensely excited about the state of the book community in 2012, and the event I am most excited about is only four months away. World Book Night is coming to America for the first time! 25 titles have been chosen, and on April 23rd 50,000 volunteers will…
…and there’s only 19 days left to sign up! :D “Make a...
“Books are like oxygen to a deep-sea diver,” she had once said. “Take them away...”
– Alan Bradley (I Am Half-Sick of Shadows)
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“Learning became her. She loved the smell of the books from the shelves, the type...”
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- Robert Goolrick, A Reliable Wife
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“I grabbed my book and opened it up. I wanted to smell it. Heck, I wanted to kiss...”
– The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie) 