March 2012
43 posts
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February 2012
34 posts
One night they fell asleep, side by side. He slept curled upon her back; a dark...
– A.S. Byatt, Possession
It’s unfortunate and I really wish I wouldn’t have to say this, but I really...
– Emma Thompson
Influenced by the belief of the British parents that a bad marriage with its...
– On the Western Circuit, Thomas Hardy
While he stood the presence of the Cathedral walls was revealed rather by the...
– On the Western Circuit, Thomas Hardy
It is reserved for England to insult the strength of her noblest children - to...
– The Lamp of Beauty, John Ruskin
The book I’m reading is missing 33 pages.
I’m going to go cry in a corner now.
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does....
– The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we...
– Audre Lorde
I’m not saying that everything is survivable. Just that everything except the...
– John Green, Paper Towns
A bookshelf is as particular to its owner as are his or her clothes; a...
– Alan Bennett
In a field, I am the absence of field. In a crowd, I am the absence of crowd. In...
– Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares
To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to...
– e. e. cummings
Another word for creativity is courage.
– Henri Matisse
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is...
– Confucius
There was no one at all for her. No one in the world who cared whether she lived...
– Clockwork Angel, Cassandra Clare
changed my domain
Just thought I’d let you know that my new domain name is experiencethewrittenword.tumblr.com