September 2010
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your...
– Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray TCh. 2
As the holly groweth green,
And never changeth hue,
So I am, ever hath been,...
– King Henry VIII
Harry Potter, it’s not Twilight, you know; we’re not selling sex.
– Emma Watson for Empire Magazine, October 2010 Submitted by thistypeoflove (via quote-book)
Was there only one world after all, which spent all of its time dreaming of...
– Philip Pullman The Subtle Knife
Sometimes, I just
have to write words down. Otherwise they get stuck in my head. They get trapped, and they nestle there, and eat away at me. And trust me, there can’t possibly be anything worse than being destroyed from the inside.
More words I dislike
approve
obsess
stupid
ain’t
utilize
For books are more than books. They are the life, the very heart and core of...
– Amy Lowell
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved — loved for...
– Victor Hugo (via julie911)
Dreams are postcards from our subconscious, inner self to outer self, right...
– Dennis Koenig and Jordan Budde
The idea hovered and shivered delicately, like a soap bubble, and she dared not...
– Philip Pullman The Golden Compass
It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.
– Albus Dumbledore (via quote-book)
Then on the earth partially reclining sat by your side leaning my chin in my...
– Walt Whitman Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to...
– Robert Frost Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
I go to seek a great perhaps.
– Francois Rabelais
Words I Dislike
vicious
adore
obsessed
evil
moist
Already a thousand singers, a thousand songs, clearer, louder and more sorrowful...
– Walt Whitman Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking