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.

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June 3, 2012 7:22 am

booksandtea:

“Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.” by Islay Rose on Flickr.

(via excessivebookshelf)

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May 27, 2012 11:37 pm

"Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is a proof that humans are capable of magic."

—

Carl Sagan

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May 25, 2012 11:44 pm

obliteratedheart:

by Marc Johns

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

(Source: blua, via lexluthr)

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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.

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May 13, 2012 6:12 pm

meowmaniaa:

welcome, summer.

(Source: puttingmannersonafeminist)

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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?

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May 2, 2012 6:49 am

Book Smart, Street Stupid (by Boy_Wonder)

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May 1, 2012 5:47 pm

finding-the-melody-within:

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

(via excessivebookshelf)

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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 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