Reading is one form of escape

26 | archiving books and quotes | currently reading: podcasts

[the-pages-between]

came back here to update that I am trying to get into podcasts for the time being since I am finishing school, and realized I have to UPDATE MY AGE like wtf

[sakura-haruka]

[crooksandcrows]

I may not have a date today, but Henry and Alex do ♥

I talk about this book nonstop on here and I wanted to share some art I made! I was feeling creative and decided to bring some of my favorite moments of the book to life. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston never fails to put a smile on my face and today I wanted to share something I love.

This was so much fun to create. I’ve never really done anything like this before (I even dabbled in animation for the first time?! The quality went down a bit once I converted it to a video and uploaded it here but it’s my first try so go easy on me!) I hope someone loves this as much as I do...from the note, to the text messages (the Great Turkey Calamity is so funny), to the endless emails, and of course, to ironic road signs and pieces of home. Just felt like sharing some love and happiness today. Happy Valentine’s Day

P.S. yes I drew Henry’s ring with the Hufflepuff house crest fight me

Also, I uploaded this to my Instagram earlier (@/mich.ellaneous). You don’t have to check it out or follow me. I really don’t care about that but I thought I’d mention it in case y’all see it posted there...no worries it’s me! lol wishing everyone all the best!

[august-landry]

red, white & royal blue quotes: 1-4/?

[anostalgicnerd]

In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines…

[opalb0nes]

I was obsessed with Madeline as a child.

[buffysummers]

Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just beauty. I’m so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for. I’m so sick of it! LITTLE WOMEN (2019) dir. Greta Gerwig

[katharineshepburn-deactivated20]

“If I’m going to sell my heroine into marriage for money, I might as well get some of it.”

LITTLE WOMEN (2019) dir. Greta Gerwig

[the-pages-between]

Just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo! Hoping to continue doing more reading in order to keep myself off social media (recently the anxiety has been really ramping up).

Starting Long Bright River this week, courtesy of a book exchange with my friend :)

[kaylareads]

i love books

[illustoryart]

Roads go ever ever on, Over rock and under tree, By caves where never sun has shone, By streams that never find the sea; Over snow by winter sown, And through the merry flowers of June, Over grass and over stone, And under mountains in the moon.

Roads go ever ever on Under cloud and under star, Yet feet that wandering have gone Turn at last to home afar. Eyes that fire and sword have seen And horror in the halls of stone Look at last on meadows green And trees and hills they long have known.

“The Hobbit”  by J.R.R. Tolkien

[somerabbitholes]

it's a beautifully wintery day, and i'm glad the sunlight reaches my table

[the-pages-between]

Just a general note to myself (and my literal three followers lol)

I’m currently taking a social media semi-break by checking it only two or three times a day, due to all the virus negativity (and overwhelming general boredom of everyone lol). But since tumblr isn’t really that overstimulating for me, I’m switching over to spending more time here :)

[roambarefoot]

“If every U.S. citizen ate just one meal a week (any meal) composed of locally and organically raised meats and produce, we would reduce our country’s oil consumption by over 1.1 million barrels every week.”

— Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Good Food by Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver

[ahb-writes]

“There are two kinds of flowers when it comes to women. The kind that sit safe in a beautiful vase, or the kind that survive in any conditions … even in evil [. .] which are you?”

— “Eve” (The Alice Network by Kate Quinn)

[thestarlingatlas-blog]

“‘You know how the music you play is made out of octaves, rising from the lowest notes to the highest?’ Sylvie had nodded. 'And you know that in each octave there are twelve notes; on this piano, for instance, the seven white keys and the five black ones – twelve notes in all.’ Sylvie nodded again, a little impatiently. Who didn’t know what a piano looked like? 'Well,’ Dad continued, 'I believe there are other notes in between, notes that we’re not used to hearing, or don’t think of as notes. How many times have you heard the wind blowing through the trees or a branch rubbing a windowpane and thought, That’s a note I’ve never heard?’”

—

Sylvie and the Songman by Tim Binding

I think this is true of more than music. 

[the-pages-between]

A quote from one of my favorite obscure books

[illustoryart]

The more active, unusual, bright, bold and inspiring girls and women will be around - the better! Today I remembered which girls from the pages of books inspired me in different years, and I suggest you also share your heroines ~_^

[weirdlandtv]

Animation art by Mary Blair from Disney’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951).