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
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Carl Sagan
Henry David Thoreau quote - Library Way - NY City (by ktylerconk)
Library Way; New York City
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Stephen King—
Junot Diaz, the author of the stunningly beautiful The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
in case you need to hear it (by girlhula)
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.
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J.K. Rowling(Source: writingadvice, via excessivebookshelf)
“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)
This is cool!
“I just sit at a typewriter and curse a bit.” P. G. Wodehouse — when asked about his writing technique.
(Photo by xlibber)