Literary Blog

For my love of words.


"Psychologically speaking, writing a book is like getting into a knife fight with yourself in a phone booth." -Steven Dublanica

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John Updike, My Father’s Tears

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John Updike, My Father’s Tears

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There are two kinds of writer: those that make you think, and those that make you wonder.

Brian Aldiss (via writingquotes)

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.

Lawrence Clark Powell (via selfinspiration)

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I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.

Ray Bradbury (via nathanielstuart)

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She had to content herself with embraces, which only on her part were sincere.

Virginia Woolf, Orlando (via seabois)

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Everything you can imagine is real.

Pablo Picasso (via girlwithoutwings)

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I feel my life is so scattered right now. Like it’s all these small pieces of paper and someone’s turned on the fan. But talking to you makes me feel like the fan’s been turned off for a little bit. Like things could actually make sense. You completely unscatter me, and I appreciate that so much.

David Levithan & John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson (via bookmania)

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