THORNWILLOW

Thornwillow Press is a printer and publisher of hand-crafted limited edition books, maker of engraved stationery, gifts and library accessories. All of the work is done at the press by our skilled craftsmen. Celebrate The Written Word

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Working on the spine details for a book.

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“And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”

— Stephen Chobsky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Dead man’s fingers—

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At Thornwillow, we design and manufacture fine paper and stationery. Our team of master engravers and letterpress printers are dedicated to producing superior design and quality.

Submit your favorite love quote for a chance to win a pack of free Love Quote Broadsides with your quote!

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Submit your favorite love quote for a chance to get a pack of our letterpress broadsides with the quote you picked, all in time for Valentine’s day!

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Me and the Otters

Dorothea Lasky, 1978

Love makes you feel alive Johnny my animal you have no idea How beautiful you are to me in the morning When it is 5 a.m. and I am lonely Everyone is dying around me I eat spinach bread to keep my sanity, I am Like Lisa in the mental unit with my father I am Muriel who throws tables I play blackjack with the clowns Oh yes I do all that for a salad Your black hair is better than a piece of fate I find in the sky when I am looking 45,000 miles above the earth For things that make it all worthwhile I do this for you but you will never know How dear you are to me You chop leaves in your house in New York City Dream of glamorous women and even too they are great No one will ever love you like I do that is certain Because I know the inside of your face Is a solid block of coal and then it too Something that is warm like warm snow I hold the insides of you in my palm And they are warm snow, melting even With the flurries glutted out of the morning When I get on the plane the stewardess tells me to let loose My heart, the man next to me was the same man as last week Whoever those postmodernists are that say There is no universal have never spent any time with an animal I have played tennis with so many animals I can’t count the times I have let them win Their snouts that were wet with health Dripping in the sun, then we went and took a swim Just me and the otters, I held them so close I felt the bump of ghosts as I held them. There is no poem that will bring back the dead There is no poem that I could ever say that will Arise the dead in their slumber, their faces gone There is no poem or song I could sing to you That would make me seem more beautiful If there were such songs I would sing them O they would hear me singing from here until dawn

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“So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that is people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.”

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Happy Belated 186th Birthday Emily Dickinson! ( December 10th, 1830)

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Some words of wisdom on navigating life. “How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else” — R. Buckminster Fuller

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Pick the color that suits you best. Thornwillow Identity Card Kickstarter is almost over.

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"I want to go on living even after my death! And that's why I'm so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that's inside me!" - #AnneFrank, writing in her diary. In her kind and thoughtful words, she set an example we should all aspire to.

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"One Final Note" As featured in Departures; Home + Design, 2013. @departuresmag 

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"Smaller than a breadbox, bigger than a TV remote, the average book fits into the human hand with a seductive nestling, a kiss of texture, whether of cover cloth, glazed jacket, or flexible paperback." - John Updike, writer (18 Mar 1932-2009)  

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We are Proud to Introduce Our Collection of Fully Customizable Engraved Wedding Invitations. Customize Your Own Today!

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"Spring sets free her ribbon blue to flutter in the skies again..." - Eduard Mörike 

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Green Ink Identity Cards on sale for a limited time for $99! Get yours today! http://thornwillow.com/identity-cards-kelly-green.html