once wild

if the heart is wild, no fence will keep you

23. Portland Native. Tanzania Bound. Tattoo Lover. Jesus Follower. Believer in the Seamless Garment. World Citizen. Teacher. Bibliophile. Whimsical. Wild at Heart. HIV/AIDS Activist. Egalitarian. Feminist. Dreamer. Karaoke Queen. Writer. Constantly Changing.

Things I love (& tend to post): world maps, tattoos, trees, bird imagery, RENT, history from multiple perspectives, celebrating cultures, mason jars, owls, roller derby, quotes, nature

May 28, 2012 1:31 pm
"I couldn’t live a week without a private library - indeed, I’d part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I’d let go of the 1500 or so books I possess."

—

H.P Lovecraft
8:44 am
bookmania: from Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan

bookmania:

from Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan

(via teachingliteracy)

May 25, 2012 11:44 pm
obliteratedheart: by Marc Johns Relevant to any Powell’s trip involving A and me.

obliteratedheart:

by Marc Johns

Relevant to any Powell’s trip involving A and me.

(Source: blua, via lexluthr)

May 23, 2012 9:39 am
"If you read one book a week, starting at the age of 5, and live to be 80, you will have read a grand total of 3,900 books, a little over one-tenth of 1 percent of the books currently in print."

—

Lewis Buzbee, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop (via prettybooks)

That seems like such a distressingly small number.

May 21, 2012 12:07 pm

(via fuckyeahfeminists)

May 19, 2012 10:40 am
justbesplendid: perfect spot

justbesplendid:

perfect spot

(via excessivebookshelf)

May 13, 2012 6:12 pm

meowmaniaa:

welcome, summer. 

(Source: puttingmannersonafeminist)

May 11, 2012 12:48 pm
Top Ten Most Read Books in the World according to squidoo Does anyone else find this list a bit distressing?

Top Ten Most Read Books in the World according to squidoo

Does anyone else find this list a bit distressing?

May 3, 2012 5:05 pm
Travel The World and The Seven Seas (by Boy_Wonder)

Travel The World and The Seven Seas (by Boy_Wonder)

May 1, 2012 5:47 pm
finding-the-melody-within: (via ‘These Are Your Kids on Books’ Poster Goes Viral - GalleyCat)

finding-the-melody-within:

(via ‘These Are Your Kids on Books’ Poster Goes Viral - GalleyCat)

(via excessivebookshelf)

April 30, 2012 3:28 pm
A Stack Of Books Meant To Be Read Aloud (by Boy_Wonder) “now there is just one pillow on the bedwhere a solitary someone lays her heada stack of books meant to be read aloudclosed and dusty awaiting a crowd” - New Lonliness by Sarah Harmer

A Stack Of Books Meant To Be Read Aloud (by Boy_Wonder)

“now there is just one pillow on the bed
where a solitary someone lays her head
a stack of books meant to be read aloud
closed and dusty awaiting a crowd” - New Lonliness by Sarah Harmer

December 31, 2011 6:00 pm
2011! (by Dunny) Happy last day of 2011 How do you celebrate the new year?

2011! (by Dunny)

Happy last day of 2011

How do you celebrate the new year?

December 26, 2011 2:00 pm
We Accept the Love We Think We Deserve (by Amanda Mabel)

We Accept the Love We Think We Deserve (by Amanda Mabel)

December 20, 2011 2:10 pm
"Stories never really end, even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don’t end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page."

—

Cornelia Funke
December 4, 2011 2:50 pm
The Classics (by isayx3)

The Classics (by isayx3)