December 2011
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We are like roses that have never bothered to bloom when we should have bloomed...
– Charles Bukowski (via ohnonotme)
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Words that have gone into obscurity
the-village-green:
Allemande: courtly baroque dance in which the arms are interlaced
Logophile: a lover of words
Delenda: things to be deleted or distroyed
Orphrey: Gold or other rich embroidery
Phrontistery: a thinking-place; a place of study
Celeste: sky blue
Aureate: the fanciful and flowery language of poets
Rosarium: a rose garden; or someone who grows roses
Eudaemonia: true...
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I have dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed...
– Emily Bronte (via girlmeetsdream)
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The world was hers for the reading.
– Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (via sunsets-sunrises)
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Somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not...
– Markus Zusak (The Book Thief) (via myquotelibrary)
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Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.
– Lemony Snicket (via prettybooks)
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