btw the majority of your life will be lived as a adult. yeah i don't make the rules. go have fun in your 40s or 70s or whatever. no one expects you to accomplish everything at 17 or 27. you've got time and in the meantime get some life experience, it will pay off
Simone de Beauvoir, from "The Woman Destroyed," originally published in 1967
"The scars of the past shape us, but they need not define us; we have the power to write our own stories."
i love reading, i love thinking about what i am currently reading, i love thinking about what i am going to read next, i love being privileged enough to be able to read, read, read, and read so much that i never tire of it
April 20th, 1935 Virginia Woolf, “A Writer’s Diary” (1918 - 1941)
[21/100] days of productivity
Slowly but surely, I'm making an analogical version of my Storygraph. A journal dedicated to tbr lists, monthly wrap-ups, favorite books of the year, etc.
[1/100] days of productivity
starting my new commonplace journal with some notes about this article on demonology. such a fascinating read.
I want to keep this practice up. keep me accountable!
Sometimes you just need to go to the bookstore to be surrounded by books. It's exciting and relaxing at the same time. No need to buy anything. Just smelling them and stare at the pretty covers.
Luigi Rossi - Primavera (detail)
And she watched the daffodils turn golden, in a burst of sun that was warm on her hands and lap. Even she caught the faint, tarry scent of the flowers.
D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover