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"When we read, we are not looking for new ideas, but to see our own thoughts given the seal of confirmation on the printed page. The words that strike us are those that awake an echo in a zone we have already made our own—the place where we live—and the vibration enables us to find fresh starting points within ourselves." — Cesare Pavese, This Business of Living


ϟ Drunken thoughts from a sober mind.: I want to read as much as possible. I want to explore all the...

idontknowwheretostart:

I want to read as much as possible. I want to explore all the fantastical worlds. I want to fall in love with a book and be heart broken when it comes to an end. I want to root for the protagonist and ache with every lost. I want to be surprised and amazed. I want to be forced out of my own…

"Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book. And then there are books like An Imperial Affliction, which you can’t tell people about, books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like betrayal"
John Green, The Fault in Our Stars (via ghostword)
teachingliteracy:

booksdirect

(Source: mydarkenedeyes)

"Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably."
C.S. Lewis (via laesenbog)
"Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you."
Harold Bloom  (via bookaddict24-7)

(Source: quotationspage.com)

booksdirect:

“Everybody should believe in something. I believe I’ll read another chapter.”
stuckonmindlesschatter:

Ahahaha me.