January 2011
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“Until then I had thought each book spoke of the things, human or divine, that...”
– Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose (via whabam)
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“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with...”
– Roald Dahl (via petitefeministe)
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“Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,...”
– Albert Einstein [Submitted by -sirrah] (via quote-book)
my problem with the US education system. You know, other than the huge monetary disparity between schools.
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“You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something...”
– Franz Kafka (via petitefeministe)
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“So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would...”
– Sylvia Plath (via peacelovedrama)
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“The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed...”
– Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms. (via mildperil)
A note: I am a HUGE Terry Pratchett fan, and I have been looking for this quote FOREVER to add to this blog, but unfortunately I only own one of his books and couldn’t remember which one this was from. But it comes to mind every time I think about the...
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Judith Beheading Holofernes
peglegcrumpet:
Caravaggio’s version^
Artemesia Gentileschi’s version^
… I don’t think that if a person was beheading another person, they would do it delicately. I love Gentileschi’s version. Women were always depicted as delicate, so painting this woman as strong was awesome.
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“Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you...”
– Fyodor Dostoyevsky (via settlingbones)
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“There are certain emotions in your body that not even your best friend can...”
– Björk (via buttercuts)
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