Uncracked Book Spines

“Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.” - Herman Hesse, Siddhartha

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (via thegreatgatsbydaily)

How do you take your literary coffee?

“Because the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.” - Hermann Hesse (via quotemadness)

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What are you hoping to read this summer? Kicking off our summer reading series, @ablogwithaview shares her bookish plans for the season. 

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”    ―    Charles William Eliot

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Today I’m feeling generally lousy (mostly just personal things and insecurities you know, one of those days), so I tidied my desk, my bookshelf and felt a bit better. Nothing drastic, because sometimes you need to take it easy. In that process of gentleness, to be reminded of your loves and ambitions is a beautiful thing.