August 2010
“If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.”
—Song of Soloman, Toni Morrison (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
“Whatever will happen will happen. You either face it as a coward or you face it as a hero.”
—The Book of Dreams, O.R. Melling (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
“Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.”
—Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
“How wonderful to be alive, he thought. But why does it always hurt?”
—Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
“We were all brought up to want things and maybe the world isn’t big enough for all that wanting. I don’t know. I don’t know anything.”
—Rabbit Redux, John Updike (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
“Why didn’t I learn to treat everything
like the last time. My greatest regret
was how much I believed in the future.” —Jonathan Safran Foer - extremely loud & incredibly close (via gatekeeper) (via somewhereonlyweknow) (via holdenandcaulfield)
like the last time. My greatest regret
was how much I believed in the future.” —Jonathan Safran Foer - extremely loud & incredibly close (via gatekeeper) (via somewhereonlyweknow) (via holdenandcaulfield)
“This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time.”
—Fight Club (via icecreamtruckdriver)
“You think you want to die, but in reality you just want to be saved.”
—(via thelovelybones) (via pinkeezy) (via promising) (via heartwarming) (via sweetreason) (via drunkenbutterfly) (via funeral) (via allegra) (via oh-comely, getfuckedughhhhhhhhh)
July 2010
“Love never comes when you’re ready for it…as soon as you’re ready for it, it’s too late, and it’s gone.”
—Wretched, Katherine Marple (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
Your tumblr is very nice. You should get a recommend button, I'd love to recommend you ! Also, how many total posts do you have?
& Would you mind checking out my tumblr and following it if you like it?
Thank youuuuuu! I’m not sure how to get a recommend button haha but thanks for the compliment!
I have 875 posts, but have been pretty slowly lately because I’m in South Africa for a while and internet is a problem. I really like your tumblr!
“All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you’ll be quite a lot!”
—
Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
(via ransombookquotes) (via plight-of-the-educated-woman) (via libraryland) (via booklover) (via likeneelyohara) (via funeral) (via nostalgicdreams) (via oh-comely)
“My manners, abominable at times, can be sweet. As I grew older I became a drunk. Why? Because I like ecstasy of the mind. I’m a wretch. But I love, love.”
—Jack Kerouac (via icecreamtruckdriver, dreaming-awake)
