times new roman 12pt

THE BEGUILED (2017) dir. Sofia Coppola

• nights spent studying in the library, dozens of books piled on the desk before you
• lingering in your favorite bookstore
• debating with friends about your favorite authors
• old books with faded bindings and handwritten notes in the margins
• memorizing your favorite passages to recite back to yourself
• overfilled bookshelves, volumes stacked on the floor by your bed
• scribbling notes to yourself late at night, then trying to decipher them in the morning
• beautiful handwriting scrawled across the page
• worn out copies of your favorite books
• wishing you could resurrect long-dead authors and poets
• ribbon bookmarks tucked between pages
• quotes by your favorite authors written on your walls
• libraries with bookshelves that tower to the ceiling, books as far as the eye can see
• carrying a book with you everywhere you go
• fancy volumes with gilded edges
• deep analysis, dissecting themes and diction and metaphor
• leaning forward in your seat during class, eager to share your insights
• researching your favorite authors, beginning to understand why they wrote how they did
• handwritten copies of poems pinned up by your desk
• the ache of finishing a particularly good book, knowing you’ll never read it for the first time again
• annotating writing in your favorite pen
• a sense of comfort anywhere you’re surrounded by books