a blog thinger.

“ I like the sea: we understand one another. It is always yearning, sighing for something it cannot have; and so am I.

— Greta Garbo (via talisman)

May 23

“ There’s no substitute for the feel of an actual book. I adore physically turning pages, and being able to underline passages and not worrying about dropping them in the bath or running out of power. I also find print books objects of beauty, and I don’t speak as a precious, first-edition-mustn’t-crack-the-spine-type collector, but as somebody who loves a shiny new paperback, and the smell of second-hand books.

— J.K. Rowling (via thechocolatebrigade)

(via dreamsincolor)

#quotes #jk rowling #books #i have total strangers trying to talk me into getting an ereader at least once a week #and every time i have to resist the urge to pull a giles #and complain about the smell #but the first thing i did when i bought deathly hallows was open it up and take a big whiff #and it smelled like heaven #so fuck ereaders #at least until they come with incesnse or something

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May 22

“ ‘I don’t remember a single monster before I met you,’ he’d told the Amphibian. ‘Now they seem to be all over the place.’
‘You mean there wasn’t anything you were afraid of?’ the Amphibian had asked him.
‘Lots.’
‘What did they look like?’
It was a funny question.
‘They didn’t look like anything. They were ideas,’ Tom told him. ‘Like not being able to pay rent, or being lonely.’
‘That’s the most terrifying thing I’ve ever heard,’ the Amphibian replied.

— Andrew Kaufman, All My Friends are Superheroes (via brilligspoons)

#quotes #andrew kaufman

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May 17

“ This is how it happens, I thought. You don’t even realize you’re living in a before until you wake up one day and find yourself in an after.

— The Book of Blood and Shadows by Robin Wasserman

#the book of blood and shadows #robin wasserman #quotes

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Apr 27

“ Anyone who understands how standing in a crowd of sweaty people, elbow to elbow, screaming along to the words embedded in your heart, can give you the most happiness ever needed. When you’re shoved against a sea of bodies and you don’t know what sweat actually belongs to you or your neighbor, you can barely breathe and in that moment, your favorite song starts playing and you forget about everything: all you’re concerned with is the melody, rhythm, and beat of the song. All you care about is singing your heart out and knowing it’s okay to love something maybe a little too much as long as it’s real to you.

— Gerard Way (via diet-coke-of-evil)

(via snarkasaurus)

#quotes #my chemical romance #gerard way #i'm pretty sure i've reblogged this quote before #but that doesn't make it any less relevent #concerts

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Apr 24

“ It’s good because you have a daughter and no matter how progressive your politics are at home, she’s still at three or four years old saying I want to be a princess and I want to have a prince. Well, that’s okay, but you need to be able to beat him in a fight and that’s why you need to see [the Avengers].

— Clark Gregg, on why Avengers isn’t a boys film. (via grantmorrisons)

(Source: thereisaheroinallofus, via tellmeimaninja)

#clark gregg #quotes #feminism #the avengers

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Apr 23

Minefields

24freedinners:

In every person there is a minefield. These bombs were created by pain, betrayal, heartbreak, abuse, and abandonment throughout our lives. Some people have more than others, but we all have them. We bury these bombs deeper and deeper because they scare us and because it’s much easier to skim over the surface and pretend they don’t exist. We avoid situations that might set them off. We lash out at the people close to us who threaten to unearth them.

But when we ignore them, they get stronger. They bore deep wells of insecurity. They make us feel heavy and unworthy. And most importantly, they make it impossible for us to live deeply, openly, and without fear.

The most generous thing we can do is find our bombs and blow them up. Go to counseling if you need help. Write your truth until you start to cry. Stop ignoring the pain you buried. Dig it up, detonate it, and—here’s the part you can’t skip over—feel it. It will hurt like hell. Really though, feel it.

The world is full of people carefully retracing a path they know to be safe. Don’t be like them. Jump on your grenades. For a moment you’ll be shattered, but when the smoke clears, trust me, you’ll see—this is the only way we can be whole.

#yes this #quotes

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“ I have, of course, been called many other things. Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned.

— Kvothe, from The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

#name of the wind #patrick rothfuss #quotes #about me #it's kind of weird to be at a point in my life where everybody calls me by my actual name #but i guess it's better than everyone in a 200 mile radius thinking your name is radiohead

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Apr 22

“ For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald (via vibranium)

(Source: babanees, via tellmeimaninja)

#quotes #f. scott fitzgerald

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Apr 20

“ Growing up is what you want it to be. We’re grown-ups now and it’s our turn to decide what that means. Being silly is still allowed, that’s not excluded by adulthood. What’s excluded by adulthood is thoughtlessness. So be thoughtful and silly!

— Hank Green (Growing Up and Adulthood Questions Answered)

(Source: lizznotliz, via betternovembers)

#hank green #quotes #on being a grown-up

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