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One can never have enough copies of Hamlet.

One can never have enough copies of Hamlet.

legrandcirque: A young woman reading poetry in her room. Photograph by Martha Holmes. La Quinta, California, December 1945.

legrandcirque:

A young woman reading poetry in her room. Photograph by Martha Holmes. La Quinta, California, December 1945.

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'Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader. Not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.'
E.L. Doctorow (via thebookishdark)

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thesocialsolipsist: Delacroix Frédéric Chopin

thesocialsolipsist:

Delacroix

Frédéric Chopin

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9:43 PM, 16 December, 2011
'Books don’t offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.'
David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas (via pavorst)

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'When we’re done with it, we may find—if it’s a good novel—that we’re a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have been changed a little, as if by having meet a new face, crossed a street we’ve never crossed before.'
― Ursula K. Le Guin (via oh-sayitaintso)

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slowlyeden:

“Long ago in the Underground Realm, where there are no lies or pain, there lived a Princess who dreamt of the human world….”

- Pan’s Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) (2006).

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When it came to choosing one of the gallery’s art works, Director of the National Gallery of Victoria Gerard Vaughan was quick to elect an iconic Australian painting called The Pioneer, by Frederick McCubbin in 1904. The three phases in the painting speak not only of the steady thriving of an immigrating family, but the growth of a city viewed by many as the cultural heart of Australia. The Pioneer shows the passing of time and this country’s burgeoning spirit and culture. “It was commissioned at the time of Federation so is a celebration not only of Melbourne, but of the spirit of Australia,” says Vaughan. “Governments have always strongly supported the arts in Melbourne and I think having classic, iconic pieces like this in the gallery also shows that this state has some of the most incredible collections of Australian art people can see. It’s not just visual arts that are celebrated so much here; its music, theatre, film – it all happens down here in Melbourne.” 

When it came to choosing one of the gallery’s art works, Director of the National Gallery of Victoria Gerard Vaughan was quick to elect an iconic Australian painting called The Pioneer, by Frederick McCubbin in 1904.

The three phases in the painting speak not only of the steady thriving of an immigrating family, but the growth of a city viewed by many as the cultural heart of Australia. The Pioneer shows the passing of time and this country’s burgeoning spirit and culture. 

“It was commissioned at the time of Federation so is a celebration not only of Melbourne, but of the spirit of Australia,” says Vaughan. “Governments have always strongly supported the arts in Melbourne and I think having classic, iconic pieces like this in the gallery also shows that this state has some of the most incredible collections of Australian art people can see. It’s not just visual arts that are celebrated so much here; its music, theatre, film – it all happens down here in Melbourne.” 

> I adore this painting.Honestly.
1:21 AM, 6 December, 2011
'I began to draw an invisible boundary between myself and other people. No matter who I was dealing with. I maintained a set distance, carefully monitoring the person’s attitude so that they wouldn’t get any closer. I didn’t easily swallow what other people told me. My only passions were books and music.'
Haruki Murakami (via ugh)

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Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree | Brenda Lee

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