“Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.”–Gustave Flaubert
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Gustave Flaubert on Reading
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Tag Archives: Books
[Book Nerd Links] Iris, Virginia, Human Chain, and Bookends
- Cooking with Iris Murdoch [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Where Virginia Woolf Listened to the Waves [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Epic Human Chain Moves Bookstore Into New Home [HUFFPOST]
- Jaw-Dropping Bookends Feature Detailed Back-Alley Dioramas [FLAVORWIRE]
Daily Diversion #417: Essentials
I’ve been enjoying my three days off…
Essentials
A Lovely Photo of Sylvia Plath
I’ve always loved this photo of Sylvia Plath.
Sylvia Plath
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Gaskell!
English writer Elizabeth Gaskell was born on 29th September 1810:
1832 miniature of Elizabeth Gaskell by William John Thomson
- KNOWN FOR: Mary Barton; North and South; Wives and Daughters: An Everyday Story; Cranford; The Life of Charlotte Brontë.
Fran Lebowitz on Life
Fran Lebowitz Quote
[Books in Art] The Book Hunters by Gordon Grant
The Book Hunters by Gordon Grant. Illustration for Collier’s, 1909:
The Book Hunters by Gordon Grant. Illustration for Collier’s, 1909.
A Brief Letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald on His Birthday
Encore post from 5 years ago.
Dear Scott,
Another year has gone by, and I still find you as enigmatic and problematic as ever. You, who could write such beautiful words, ruffle my feathers like few others. You, who squandered such exemplary gifts, frustrate me to the point of madness. Although I’ve never loved you, not even a bit, I have spent some wonderful time in your company. At this point in the game, I realize that I will never stop questioning you and, in questioning you, relentlessly, learn more about myself than I ever cared to know. Happy birthday, you beautiful bastard.
Yours (but not really),
Maedez
F. Scott Fitzgerald by Gordon Bryant. Shadowland, 1921.
“I don’t want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again.”-This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald
[Book Nerd Links] Lorraine Hansberry, Marguerite Young, The Little Prince, Banned Books
- Looking for Lorraine [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- The Most Widely Unread Book Ever Acclaimed [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Gorgeous Photos of Scenes from ‘The Little Prince’–in LEGO [FLAVORWIRE]
- Top Ten Most Challenged Books Lists [ALA]
[Women Reading in Art] Laura Reading by Walter Crane
Laura Reading (1885) by Walter Crane:
Laura Reading (1885) by Walter Crane
