Booklust and Stardust

"Please know there are much better things in life than being lonely or liked or bitter or mean or..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:26:50 -0400

“Please know there are much better things in life than being lonely or liked or bitter or mean or self-conscious. We are all full of shit. Go love someone just because; I know your heart may be badly bruised, or even the victim of numerous knifings, but it will always heal, even if you don’t want it to; it keeps going. There are the most fantastic, beautiful things and people out there, I promise. It is up to you to find them.”

- Chuck Palahniuk (via 1000gynecologists)

littleglassunicorn: Her reading nook by button-bird

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:01:03 -0400

littleglassunicorn:

Her reading nook by button-bird

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Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:56 -0400

my-dream-land: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett on...

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:46 -0400

my-dream-land:

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett on Flickr.

likeafieldmouse: Tom Phillips - A Humument (1966-73) “In 1966...

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:01 -0400

likeafieldmouse:

Tom Phillips - A Humument (1966-73)

“In 1966 Phillips set himself a task: to find a second-hand book for threepence and alter every page by painting, collage and cut-up techniques to create an entirely new version. He found his threepenny novel in a junkshop on Peckham Rye, South London. This was an 1892 Victorian obscurity titled A Human Document by W.H Mallock and he titled his altered book A Humument.

The first version of all 367 treated pages was published in 1973 since when there have been four revised editions. A Humument is now one of the best known and loved of all 20th Century artist’s books and is regarded as a seminal classic of postmodern art.”

John Green's tumblr: The Commencement Address

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:03:11 -0400

John Green's tumblr: The Commencement Address:

fishingboatproceeds:

Some people have asked to read the commencement address I delivered this morning to the 2013 graduates of Butler University. So here it is.

My own commencement speaker, who shall remain nameless, began with a lame joke about how these speeches only come in two varieties: Short and bad. This…

"She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! alas! she must confess to herself that she..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:30:53 -0400

“She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! alas! she must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.”

- Jane Austen, Persuasion (via thelifeguardlibrarian)

frankocean: desensitized eyes on this body i am…in this mirror...

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:05:15 -0400

frankocean:

desensitized eyes on this body i am…in this mirror i am. i got ostracized and didn’t notice till i closed my eyes last a.m. didn’t see. i need a point to keep these eyes in focus. i need my eyes to be quicker than your hands. they aren’t and won’t ever be- so when you do magic i won’t watch. see, my eyes have an ego. i need these eyes like..i need the holes in my head. i always find something off, like a hairline. symmetry gives me boner, it isn’t boring at all. my eyes don’t bore me at all. neither do yours. i never saw you fuck, except that one time? i still get off to the residue that the image left behind. what i see inside my mind now isn’t technically with my eyes. i heard about a third, but i’ll believe it when i see it blink on my forehead. big head. five head. eye don’t know. eyes just talking.

"I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:03:03 -0400

“I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane.”

- George Orwell, 1984 (via evocativesynthesis)

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Wed, 15 May 2013 16:06:20 -0400

sunst0ne: Simon Brown via Romantic Irish Homes {eclectic...

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:03:44 -0400

sunst0ne:

Simon Brown via Romantic Irish Homes {eclectic vintage modern library / living room} (by recent settlers)

slightlyignorant: When you don’t have bookshelves…

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:03:16 -0400

slightlyignorant:

When you don’t have bookshelves…

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Wed, 15 May 2013 16:01:31 -0400

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Wed, 15 May 2013 16:00:42 -0400

r-a-b-i-s-c-a-n-d-o: by Two For Joy on society6

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:59:42 -0400

r-a-b-i-s-c-a-n-d-o:

by Two For Joy on society6

marygraacee: if I ever get married he’s gonna learn to be a night owl the hard way: with his...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:50:29 -0400

marygraacee:

if I ever get married

he’s gonna learn to be a night owl

the hard way:

with his arms wrapped all around

trying to fight the weeping and sobbing

of my restless heart

leaving aftershocks

that rock me to sleep

as his breathing eases

and he thinks

“I’ve finally won”

only to find

that the sun has begun to light the day

fuckyeahtattoos: Brasília-Brasil - With Taiom

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:44:22 -0400

fuckyeahtattoos:

Brasília-Brasil - With Taiom

On a random note, if you’re pulling a stressful all-nighter, I highly recommend Brian...

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:43:50 -0400

On a random note, if you’re pulling a stressful all-nighter, I highly recommend Brian Eno’s ambient music. I’m currently listening to Ambient 1/Music For Airports, and I’m calming the eff down and getting the eff to work.

"I am tired of knowing nothing and being reminded of it all the time."

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:35:35 -0400

“I am tired of knowing nothing and being reminded of it all the time.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald (via ileu)

adventuresonpaper: I’ll come back for you i whisper as i caress the books i can’t afford

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:23:20 -0400

adventuresonpaper:

I’ll come back for you i whisper as i caress the books i can’t afford