crooked reads

Ashley. Professional book person. This is my commonplace book. Contents: Quoting, Reading, and Writing. Also: My travels in bookstores and Little Free Libraries. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter Shop my Bookshop

[books-and-cookies]

quiet days ❤️

[kat-from-minasmorgul]

spring🌱💚💕🌳

[juliaxyn]

One day, all this late-night studying will pay off

[yannismastoros]

[its-where-the-wild-things-are]

[kisxmesoft]

[soft-lovely]

waiting for summer to come again

[kahvedebiyat]

[crookedreads]

If you think something’s happened quickly, you’re looking at only a part of it.

Sarah Manguso, The Two Kinds of Decay, 2008

[crookedreads]

A little cutie pie.

[crookedreads]

I wish I could explain it so someone could understand it. I’m afraid it’s something I can’t put into words. There’s just this heavy, overwhelming despair—dreading everything. Dreading life. Empty inside, to the point of numbness. It’s like there’s something already dead inside. My whole being has been pulling back into that void for months.

Kay Redfield Jamison, Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide, 1999

[aliteraryprincess]

March BFT Book Photo Challenge

Day 28: Read it Fast

I read this in one afternoon.  It’s an absolutely beautiful adaptation of a wonderful book!

[crookedreads]

Most of us understand that your future is not promised to you. It is constructed day by day, through the choices you make. Your future is earned, little by little, through hard work and action. If you don’t act accordingly, that dream dissolves.

Chanel Miller, Know My Name, 2019

[happyheidi]

book sale on the street; such a beautiful sight ♡ x

[crookedreads]

I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves.

Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist, 2014

[nearmercury]

[crookedreads]

Ideas seem to spark when we least expect it, such as while walking the dog or brushing our teeth. That’s the default mode at work; when our body is at rest, or doing a menial task, our mind is at its busiest.

Manoush Zomorodi, Bored and Brilliant, 2017