September 2011
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The short story is the art form that deals with the individual when there is no...
– Frank O’Connor (via libraryland)
August 2011
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…she who all night long had tended and protected him like a child was now...
– The Day Boy and The Night Girl, George Macdonald
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I could not see your lovely eyes but for the light that is in them; that lets me...
– The Day Boy and The Night Girl, George Macdonald
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You must learn to be strong in the dark as well as in the day, else you will...
– The Day Boy and The Night Girl, George Macdonald
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You must know how gentle and sweet the darkness is, how kind and friendly, how...
– The Day Boy and The Night Girl, George Macdonald
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In the hearts of witches, love and hate lie close together, and often tumble...
– The Day Boy and The Night Girl, George Macdonald
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What you hear is only the walking of the water, and the running about of the...
– The Day Boy and The Night Girl, George Macdonald
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And now she grew thoughtful. She must hoard this splendor! What a little...
– The Day Boy and The Night Girl, George Macdonald
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She would wonder what had hurt her when she found her face wet with tears, and...
– The Day Boy and The Night Girl, George Macdonald
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She was not unhappy. She knew nothing of the world except the tomb in which she...
– The Day Boy and The Night Girl, George Macdonald
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She was straight and strong, but now and then would fall bent together, shudder,...
– The Day Boy and The Night Girl, George Macdonald
Become a Bone Marrow Doner →
wishful-sinful:
When I was fourteen, I babysat for a two year old boy named Eric who was the sweetest kid you can imagine. Later that year, he was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a type of cancer where those diagnosed have an average age of eighteen months. At the time, I was too young to donate bone marrow and the idea of needles absolutely terrified me, but luckily, Eric had other donors.
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July 2011
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Wishful/Sinful: 50 Books in Months →
wishful-sinful:
1) Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen (4.5)
2) One Day - David Nicholls (4.5)
3) Freedom - Jonathan Franzen (4.3)
4) I Am Number Four - Pittacus Lore (3.0)
5) Love is a Mix Tape - Rob Sheffield (5.0)
6) Mirror, Mirror - Gregory Maguire (4.5)
7) Misguided Angel - Melissa De La Cruz (4.5)
8)…
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I don’t want to think about the morning the wife died from a snake bite,...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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The round table is set for two, with two red placemats, two white bowls, two...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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It cleared her vision, like an orgasm. She was so correct; every word she...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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How swiftly and splendidly the rage had come over her! They’d been...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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Because he sometimes forgets her, she’s forced to do certain things, such...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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Your body is too drunk to realize how cold it is, so I must realize it for it. ...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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My heart became a metal bucket, tipping over, saltwater onto sand. Parts of you...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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He’s gotten used to her; he knows things about her that she hasn’t...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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He says, “No offense, but this doesn’t seem like the kind of room...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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A young man and a young woman lie side by side on the grass. Her heart swells,...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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Eventually, it will become a practical matter, millions of yours searching for...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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Oh-darling-watch those metaphors,you’re getting ornate, you’re...
– And Yet They Were Happy, Helen Phillips
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June 2011
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Trying out a new format!
It’s super time consuming the way it is, and this way I can update more. Let me know what you think!
A friend of mine said to me the other day: "if you...
teachingliteracy:
androidicaldreams
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Destroying things is much easier than making them.
– The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins