"It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read."

— Lemony Snicket (via queenofdysthymia)

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xylodemon:

EVERY ENDING IS A NEW BEGINNING
YOUR LUCKY NUMBER IS NONE
YOUR LUCKY COLOR IS DEAD
Motto:
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

→ American Gods

(via theohgodofhangovers)

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goddessofcheese:

MY FAVORITE BOOKS (in no particular order):

‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman

The bird turned, head tipped, suspiciously, on one side, and it stared at him with bright eyes.

“Say ‘Nevermore,’” said Shadow.

“Fuck you,” said the raven.” 

(via everythingishexed)

saskiahamiltons:

coolestgirl-:

I just love thar Tumblr’s problem with 50 Shades of Grey isn’t “my goodness, it’s so pornographic!” but instead “oh my god this is the worst written porn I’ve ever read am I allowed to send this author some choice livejournal entries so she can improve her style”

 #We are the largest gathering of literary pornography snobs

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purdoom:

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Speaking of books, look what I just finished! It was fantastic, of course, I can’t wait to read the next one.

Too bad about the perfectly square-shaped rip in the cover, but I wasn’t going to sell it anyway. I still wish I hadn’t sold my paperback Hitchhiker books and bought the big heavy anthology instead.

"

Richard went out and looked up the stairs and then came back in.

“A horse?” he said again.

“Yes, it is,” said the Professor. “Wait—” he motioned to Richard, who was about to go out again and investigate— “let it be. It won’t be long.”

Richard stared in disbelief. “You say there’s a horse in your bathroom, and all you can do is stand there naming Beatles songs?”

The Professor looked blankly at him.

“Listen,” he said, “I’m sorry if I…alarmed you earlier, it was just a slight turn. These things happen, my dear fellow, don’t upset yourself about it. Dear me, I’ve known odder things in my time. Many of them. Far odder. She’s only a horse, for heaven’s sake. I’ll go and let her out later. Please don’t concern yourself. Let us revive our spirits with some port.”

“But…how did it get in there?”

“Well, the bathroom window’s open. I expect she came in through that.”

"

—

Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

I really can’t believe I let myself forget how much I love Douglas Adams.

"I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out of the room."

—

Farewell My Lovely

Rousseau said Robinson Crusoe was “the one book that teaches all that books can teach,” and as such should be applied directly to (male) children’s brains in order to develop strong character. We have a difference of opinion.

Philip Marlowe will teach you:

• how to keep your humanity even when it’s costly
• how to smack someone in the face with their own gun, and when
• what kind of liquor to keep in your desk drawer
• how to survive with a soft heart
• how to be lonely
• how to be funny even when you’re beaten to a pulp and shot full of drugs
• how to mock brainless macho pricks even when they’re beating you to a pulp and shooting you full of drugs
• which part of a California house you can’t put your foot through
• how to love a rotting city
• that worms are of both sexes and that any worm can love any other worm
• how to lose a tail
• how to make a gimlet

(via novazembla)

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Thanks to Tumblr (coughrelatedworldscough) I’ve been rediscovering one of my favorite fantasy series from childhood. There is a lot more going on here than I remembered. Expect a dream cast post in the near future.

I was so happy to find out that two more books in the series had been published since I read these as a child, but so sad to realize there won’t be any more. :(