February 2012
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40 gutsy fictional heroines →
amandaonwriting:
We’re celebrating fiery females of the literary world, from the likes of Astrid Lindgren’s precocious Pippi Longstocking and Stieg Larsson’s fearless Lisbeth Salander, to Virginia Woolf’s quietly determined Mrs Ramsay and Agatha Christie’s dignified yet unyielding Miss Marple.
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“If we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we...”
– J.M. Coetzee, Disgrace (via wordpainting)
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: “Everything should be made as simple as... →
flowyogamexico:
Although life can be complicated, we always have the choice to keep it SIMPLE. To achieve this you need to know what’s most important to you and then focus on your top priorities. The process starts by gaining clarity on how you define success and then practicing your rituals consistently….
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“To be a writer you should read, write and talk to people, hear their knowledge,...”
– Jean Craighead George (via thelifeguardlibrarian)
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“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”
– Louis L’Amour (Matagorda/The First Fast Draw)
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“The odd thing about people who had many books was how they always wanted more.”
– ― Patricia A. McKillip, The Bell at Sealey Head (via bookaddict24-7)
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“It was the thumbprints of human imperfection that used to move him, the flaws in...”
– Margaret Atwood (via decaying-organic-matter)
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“The sun always shines above the clouds.”
– Paul F. Davis (via myquotelibrary)
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“You’re going to make mistakes in life. It’s what you do after the mistakes that...”
– Brandi Chastain (via yourstrulylp)
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White House, Google, and Other Advertising... →
crossword-inspirations:
While today was a great advancement on the Do Not Track technology, it did not meaningfully move the ball forward on the Do Not Track policy. Even as Google and the other giant advertisers make strong gestures toward giving users meaningful choice when it comes to online tracking, portions of today’s two announcements are also undermining some of the most powerful...
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UK's Guardian - Mad Men special: The Characters →
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“Genius is of small use to a woman who does not know how to do her hair.”
– Edith Wharton, The Touchstone. Want to know what Wharton really thought about her own beauty? Read this scathing and sarcastic Roman à clef about her lover Morton Fullerton. (via laphamsquarterly)
Also, this piece from Victoria Patterson in the LARB is great if you were wondering about Wharton’s...
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“No one will tell you this, but you can’t be a man. Don’t even try. Be a woman....”
– Bobbie Barrett (via jonhammsome)
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“Some scars are beautiful. They remind us how we heal as we endure.”
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“When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object.”
– Milan Kundera (via comfortablymyself)
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