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"I'd like to go with you."
"Even though I haven't fixed the air conditioning in this car?"
"Even so."
American Fuji, p.277 S. Backer - 2001
"YOU TOO, KANE - OR DO I HAVE TO TRANSLATE IT TO NEANDERTHAL FOR YOU?"
-Gym teacher, Freak the Mighty
I SWEAR WHEN I GET MY HANDS AROUND YOUR NECK, BITCH
"My father was a magician. He heard the words 'birth defect', and disappeared."
- Kevin/Freak, Freak the Mighty (Rodman Philbrick, 1993)
FREAK, YOU LITTLE SHIT, I LOVE YOU
"My father was a magician. He heard the words 'birth defect', and disappeared."
- Kevin/Freak, Freak the Mighty (Rodman Philbrick, 1993)
FREAK, YOU LITTLE SHIT, I LOVE YOU
Love can only be found in two places: in a second hand bookstore on a rainy Sunday afternoon in fall or in the middle of summer in a cute Starbucks barista 5 minutes before they close for the night.
“Hell is eternal apartness”
- Harper Lee, Go Set A Watchman
Just saying, Stevenson is 100% projecting his guilt on his very liberal views (for the time) and finding a way to cope with the religious trauma of how he was raised and disappointing his father.
He’s making the personification of Edward Hyde devilish to show that he feels he is a monster who disappointed his father. Even tho he doesn’t want to care about what his father feels.
Also just saying Hyde writes with his left hand which was seen as a sign of the devil during this time
I’ve been reading a lot of 19th century literature ever since Nosferatu(2024) came out and I’ve gotten to The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
But as I’m reading this, I don’t think Edward Hyde existed at all
From how Dr. Jekyll writes this account he seems to be fully in control and observant as opposed to a passenger in his own body
The only different is this drug he is taking is freeing him from religious inhibition. (the Calvinistic belief that you must deprive yourself of pleasure because it’s sinful.) but because the drug makes him look younger, he’s using it as an excuse to personify the “sinful” urges he has and rid his conscious of blame
Tumblr is now going to be my outlet for talking about books
Me: *picking up an old book because I feel obliged to read the classics*
Old book: Have some R A C I S M
Me: hold on-
Old book: How bout some ye olde S E X I S M
Me: what no-
Old book: Sprinkle in some hOmOpHoBiA
*Puts down old book*
For all the nerds, geeks and book lovers and library-sitters who are always left out.
This is for you.
My grandparents bought this for my mother during the 90's- they're stored in excellent condition! Not a page torn or out of place. They smell ancient and I think I sniff at them more than I read them.
Walton: * patiently listens to Frankenstein's account of his supposed monster *
Frankenstein: * eagerly expects a response *
Walton: ...
Ye dumb?
Frankenstein: ...what?
Walton: You could have just presented him with a dog or a cat or any kind of pet of his choosing and avoided all that!
Frankenstein: ...oh ye.
Female hands in paintings
Talking about myself with myself
Hey guys,
Today I want to talk about myself. About my interests and my character. Well ... you have to know, I can't judge myself very well, especially because my self-confidence isn't that great. But I'll try it. ;3 I'm actually a very open minded and happy person. At least I try to take everything positively and keep a clear head - even if that doesn't always work. But I'm a also quiet person. I first look and watch my surroundings and the people around me before I judge and act. I am very attentive and vigilant. This often helps me to understand people in their actions and facial expressions, even if i often only see the eyes. One look is always worth a thousand words. I can also empathize with others and understand why they act or think that way. I have many hobbies and interests - often which many people find boring or uninteresting. Like astronomy and history. But I also love to paint or draw or read books. I am a huge bookworm! I also love to look at old photo albums and old pictures and indulge in memories. It always feels so good, and I appreciate the time I spent with my family and friends even more. I also love Polaroid-Kameras! I think, because you can't take that many pictures with them, you always shoot the most beautiful moments and so the pictures have an unbelievably great emotional value.I'm also very interested in video games - especially story games. Like 'Life is strange' or ‘Sims’.-Yes, guys, Sims is also a story game ;).At least I think so... I love to care for traditions. Just as I love to be with my family. When we're not arguing - but that's human and normal too. I think it's good when you speak your mind openly and stay honest with each other. Even if I'm not always the best role model. Actually, I'm not in a lot of things ... oops ..Well, I'm also a big summer kid because I love summer more than anything! It's just so lively and you can do and experience so many things. Whether a day at the lake, in the garden, on the beach or an evening with friends around the campfire with an unbelievable starry sky above you. But I also love Christmas, the festival of all festivals, where you get such a pleasant feeling like on no other day of the year. You are surrounded by love, anticipation and family, and it feels downright magical. When the gifts are placed under the glowing Christmas tree, the fairy lights glow in their warm light and everything is just so beautiful. By the way... am I the only person who is always so fascinated by the sky?! I mean ... day or night, it's just always so magical. When it is deep blue and black and the stars light up like small crystals or in the morning and evening when it is sunrise and sunset. How the sunbeames are sinking into a lot of red, orange and pink colors and everything blurs like a spilled paint bucket on the sky. In between are the purple glowing clouds. And slowly the sky turns into a starry sky. Even if it’s just deep gray, there is something mystical about it. But there are also days when the sky is so bright-gray, as if the clouds are only very thin, so i always get rainforest-vibes. Wow-that was a lot about the sky xD But what do you think? ;3 I know I'm crazy, but maybe you are too ';D
Have the best day! Ellie
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“There is no friend as loyal as a book”
- Ernest Hemingway
“And so being young and dipped in folly I fell in love with melancholy.”
- Edgar Allan Poe
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness”
- Anne Frank
I loove libraries 😍
Destroy the myth that libraries are no longer relevant. If you use your library, please reblog.
Please recommend any book to read in 2025 please
I've decided to set a New Year’s resolution/challenge – I'm going to try to read more often (or rather read at all), and I would love to hear some book suggestions/recommendations.
All suggests and generes are welcome
Not strictly for the new year
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