October 2011
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“I do remember what I said. The promise, to protect her. If I’d have done that,...”
– Spike
September 2011
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“I think that those who condone censoring and banning books live in fear. They...”
– Amanda Pate (me)
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“All young people worry about things, it’s a natural and inevitable part of...”
– Starter for Ten (by David Nicholls)
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lostbookworm asked: Being here a month is bittersweet. On the one hand, yes, I've been able to see a lot, but on the other hand, my time is swiftly coming to an end. >.< Don't worry about customs! It's super easy. you just have to wait in line for a while, depending on how busy the day is. Just make sure you have your paperwork in order. you hand it off to someone at the desk, they fill out some...
lostbookworm asked: I'm so excited for you going to Lancaster! I've been in London for almost a month now and I love it. This past weekend the people in my program and I went to the Lake District and Yorkshire. We went to Wordsworth's and the Bronte's home. While I was at the museum dedicated to Wordsworth I thought of you because of your love of poetry. We were fortunate enough to have the...
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Somebody reblogged a post I made about relationships in relation to The Road to El Dorado a while back and captioned it with “This wins the internet.”
Thank you Migulio! Q__Q
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“I must say a word about fear. It is life’s only true opponent. Only fear can...”
– Yann Martel (via atomos)
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Almost leaving...
So I leave for Lancaster University this Friday around noon.
I’m super nervous. It just keeps seeming like there are more and more things to do to be ready and I’m nervous about packing and about customs and paperwork and classes and everything is just making me panic.
I’m trying to get everything in order but mostly I just seem to be reading a lot and watching a lot of...
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“Censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates in the end the kind of...”
– Henry Steele Commager (via prettybooks)
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“Everybody who writes is engaged in the remarkable enterprise of making...”
– Ben Yagoda, The Sound on the Page (via nickmiller)
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“This girlchild was born as usual
and presented dolls that did pee-pee
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– “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy (via ladykick-ass)
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“I mean, has anybody been watching the debates lately? You’ve got a governor...”
– Barack Obama, Sunday at a Democratic fundraiser. (h/t Joe.My.God.)
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“I do not think that I will ever reach a stage when I will say, ‘This is what I...”
– Madeleine L’Engle (via hip-)
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“The moment you feel you are no longer dependent on anyone, a deep coolness and a...”
– Osho (via peachesandrainbows)
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