Bittersweet thoughts

"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong."-Joseph Chilton Pearce

[sempiternale]

How could a person be clumsy, just standing? And yet she felt she was, as clumsy as one of those blocks of boxwood being seasoned there, unshaped, indelicate.

Margo Lanagan Tender Morsels (via sempiternale)

[wolverxne]

[tendernotion]

The flower doesn’t dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.

Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening  (via sk-cum)

[iris-livia]

You Talk About Yur Weight Often x

I have a lot of issues with it.

[iris-livia]

what u mean you haven't been honest

I meant I haven't sorted much out in my life that I meant to, but I guess that's life, it's ironic

[litquake]

When still a child, make sure you read a lot of books. Spend more time doing this than anything else. When an adult, try to read your own work as a stranger would read it, or even better, as an enemy would. Don’t romanticise your “vocation.” You can either write good sentences or you can’t....

[writerswritecompany]

Writing Tips

Deflate those Inflated Phrases

[grootficguy]

Deflate when writing prose; inflate when writing essays for school.

[songofages]

the pie in….Dean?

[jauntylittlefrillyboy]

this is why i’m a pretentious writer, i refuse to deflate my prose

[litquake]

http://www.incidentalcomics.com/2014/05/conflict-in-literature.html

Oh, the post-modern dilemma!

[iris-livia]

how come u hardly blog anymore

Just had some time where I distanced myself from a lot of things including tumblr but hopefully I'm back

[iris-livia]

where have u been, i miss ur posts

Taking a break unintentionally to attempt to sort my mess of a life out (I haven't really to be honest) but I'm hoping to start posting again!

[ttwentysix]

1. Lay on the floor of your shower until you can breathe again. Water will always love to love your skin. 2. Start writing with the intention of filling up one page. Write until your pen stops working. 3. Reread a book that once made you cry. Learn something new on every page. Notice how different chapters make you sad. Notice how the book didn’t change and grow; you did. 4. Sleep with your windows open. You can hear both the rain and boys drunkenly singing Frank Sinatra on their deck. Both are equally good. 5. Don’t forget that honey will always taste sweet, but the best way to eat it is off your fingers, laughing. 6. Remember that, sometimes, getting out of bed is enough.

 For unhappy girls who like sitting in the sun (h.f.j.)

[onthemossyground]

[almost--awake]

शान्तिः

[peachpitgirl]

hey friend you are not too big or too small your legs are not gross and your tummy is definitely not gross. look down!!!! u are an abstract cosmic entity contained in some skin and muscle and bone!!!!! do u eVEN KNOW HOW COOL THAT IS?//?

[recovery-and-happiness]

[almost--awake]

शान्तिः

[iris-livia]

BOOKS (or in other words, the meaning of life)

BOOKS (or in other words, the meaning of life)

It seems I have a magnetic pull towards any bookshop in my vicinity and I think I can say (with 100% certainty) that I am a book reading addict. Without fail, no matter how high the pile of books I am steadily making my way through at home, I almost always have to buy a book when I am in a bookstore, because I always see something I’m drawn too (It’s literally like new books are new friends:…

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[iris-livia]

A fresh start: after a world of change

A fresh start: after a world of change

First of all, happy 2014!

Wow, I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I’ve made a blog post.

I’ve been a pretty rubbish blog poster with the embarrassing grand total of 8 posts, all from last year. I’m hoping to turn that around (although my blogging skills are somewhat lacking).

 Last year, and my thoughts, feelings and actions then seem a world away. So much has changed; I’ve become an…

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[mattsmithcouldunot]

a guy on the train just finished his book and started a new one immediately i think that is the sexiest thing i’ve ever seen