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 27, 2012 11:56 pm
neil-gaiman: inkygirl: Illustrated my favourite Neil Gaiman quote for writers. :-) (and thanks to Neil for his permission) It’s as true now as when I first said it…

neil-gaiman:

inkygirl:

Illustrated my favourite Neil Gaiman quote for writers. :-) (and thanks to Neil for his permission)

It’s as true now as when I first said it…

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
May 1, 2012 5:06 pm
Henry David Thoreau quote - Library Way - NY City (by ktylerconk) Library Way; New York City

Henry David Thoreau quote - Library Way - NY City (by ktylerconk)

Library Way; New York City

April 30, 2012 7:49 pm
from A River of Words

from A River of Words

February 4, 2012 2:03 pm
"Fiction is a lie, and good fiction is the truth inside the lie."

—

Stephen King
December 30, 2011 2:06 pm
"Because, in truth, I didn’t become a writer the first time I put pen to paper or when I finished my first book (easy) or second one (hard). You see, in my view a writer is a writer not because she writes well and easily, because she has amazing talent, because everything she does is golden. In my view a writer is a writer because even when there is no hope, even when nothing you do shows any sign of promise, you keep writing anyway."

—

Junot Diaz, the author of the stunningly beautiful The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
August 21, 2011 4:09 pm
in case you need to hear it (by girlhula)

in case you need to hear it (by girlhula)

July 20, 2011 3:44 am
Just saw Sapphire speak at Powell’s tonight as part of her press tour for her new novel The Kid, which is sort of a sequel to Push.  Her writing is just…uhn.  When she was signing my book (hurray for five year old copies of only slightly damaged books), I just thanked her for portraying the HIV/AIDS community with such dignity, recognizing that there continues to be a stigma that says, “Lie.  Anything’s better than admitting your mother died of AIDS and seeing people’s faces as they pass judgment.”  She talked some of how many writers today write well enough—even beautifully crafted books—but don’t write about anything truly significant because they’re afraid of where it will take them.

Just saw Sapphire speak at Powell’s tonight as part of her press tour for her new novel The Kid, which is sort of a sequel to Push.  Her writing is just…uhn.  When she was signing my book (hurray for five year old copies of only slightly damaged books), I just thanked her for portraying the HIV/AIDS community with such dignity, recognizing that there continues to be a stigma that says, “Lie.  Anything’s better than admitting your mother died of AIDS and seeing people’s faces as they pass judgment.”  She talked some of how many writers today write well enough—even beautifully crafted books—but don’t write about anything truly significant because they’re afraid of where it will take them.

July 7, 2011 4:47 pm
"No story lives unless someone wants to listen. The stories we love most do live in us forever."

—

J.K. Rowling

(Source: writingadvice, via excessivebookshelf)

June 24, 2011 1:21 pm
fuckyeahtattoos:    “Speak freely. Write candidly. Read endlessly.” The birdcage is a pen-and-ink drawing done by Kurt Vonnegut in reference to his book “Breakfast of Champions,” which is also my favorite book. Done by Corey Clark at Evolution Tattoo in Clermont, Indiana. This was my first tattoo and I wanted something to reflect my love of reading.

fuckyeahtattoos:

 

 “Speak freely. Write candidly. Read endlessly.”

The birdcage is a pen-and-ink drawing done by Kurt Vonnegut in reference to his book “Breakfast of Champions,” which is also my favorite book. Done by Corey Clark at Evolution Tattoo in Clermont, Indiana. This was my first tattoo and I wanted something to reflect my love of reading.

    (via tattoolit)

    June 5, 2011 9:09 pm

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    April 22, 2011 8:38 pm
    "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

    —

    Maya Angelou

    (Source: )

    April 11, 2011 12:32 am
    rebelandsaint: This is cool!

    rebelandsaint:

    This is cool!

    April 10, 2011 8:35 pm
    bookoasis: “I just sit at a typewriter and curse a bit.”  P. G. Wodehouse — when asked about his writing technique. (Photo by xlibber)

    bookoasis:

    “I just sit at a typewriter and curse a bit.”  P. G. Wodehouse — when asked about his writing technique.

    (Photo by xlibber)

    (via bookoasis-deactivated20120227)

    April 4, 2011 12:33 am
    lunatique-: My new motto, my new inspiration.

    lunatique-:

    My new motto, my new inspiration.