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I want to give a really bad party. I mean it. I want to give a party where there’s a brawl and seductions and people going home with their feelings hurt and women passed out in the cabinet de toilette. You wait and see.

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—	F. Scott Fitzgerald Tender is the Night (via yehyehgrace / inthekitschen / notarobotbutaghost) (via scout)

If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it kills you too but there will be no special hurry.

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—	Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms (via meaghano) (via nedhepburn) (via jdlayman)

jdlayman:

Currently reading.

I’ve been meaning to read this, but haven’t. Let me know how it is!

scout:

(via pouretrebelle)

In case you couldn’t tell…

m-shapes:

Moby-Dick is quickly becoming one of my favorite books. Melville’s style is dark, but playful, and the subject matter is, for me, riveting.

So, go pick it up.

Screw what you’ve heard about it, read it.

I’m torn on this. I was assigned Moby-Dick for my Lit. Crit. course, and had heard awful things about how long and boring it was.

As it turned out, it did feel a little long, but it was still interesting. I actually—gasp!—never finished it. I know, I’ll have to go back now and re-read it, but I’m looking forward to doing so at a time when I’ll really be able to enjoy it.

alayman:

It took me 2 months, but I finally finished it…

I liked it.

It’s a good one. I liked it too.

Patrick! »

sosafe:

It’s basically an online Library with like, 30,000 classic novels. The most recent entry I noticed was Huck Finn, but there’s a lot of really nifty stuff available, and you can download it all for free.

This is actually where I’ve been reading Dracula. I, too, only came across it but recently. It’s a great thing!

scout:

littlepotato:

back to school: norton anthologies bigger than my head.

i have that monster, too. not fun to carry to class.

Haha. Oh, Norton.

I feel like Norton should be financially responsible for my inevitable chiropractor bills once I’m out of school, since I’ll still be carrying these beasts around as a teacher.