April 2010
Petrichor (pronounced /ˈpɛtrɨkər/; from Greek...
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“Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary...”
– Boris Pasternak, Russian Nobel Prize-Winning Author extraordinaire (via nocaute) (via libraryland) (via booklover)
“At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman, and these hills, the softness...”
– Albert Camus (via mianoti) (via themagiclantern) (via crashinglybeautiful) (via awritersruminations) (via booklover)
“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does...”
– Maya Angelou (via quote-book)
“A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least...”
– From the essay Politics and the English Language, By George Orwell (via the-write-idea)
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Should I be taking the fact that there’s nothing good on TV tonight as a sign from the universe, telling my to do my homework?
Why People are Shy →
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The brains of shy or introverted individuals might actually process the world differently than their more extroverted counterparts, a new study suggests.
About 20 percent of people are born with a personality trait called sensory perception sensitivity that can manifest itself as the tendency to be inhibited, or even neuroticism. The trait can be seen in some children who...
“Sometimes you have to be strong for yourself. You have to know that you are a...”
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“Perhaps all romance is like that; not a contract between equal parties but an...”
– Jeanette Winterson (via fatalistichues) (via quote-book) (via simplyadreamer) (via booklover)
“So I guess you were just one of those people who was supposed to walk into my...”
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