(Source: godandla)
from “A Girl I Knew”
12 Things Every "The Great Gatsby" Buff Should Know
This celebrated literary classic was almost titled Gold-Hatted Gatsby.
“If people can just love each other a little bit, they can be so happy.”
Emile Zola, Germinal
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“No rest without love,
no sleep without dreams of love-
be mad or chill obsessed with angels or machines,
the final wish is love
-cannot be bitter, cannot deny,
cannot withhold if denied: the weight is too heavy”
Allen Ginsberg, “Song”
March 8th is International Women’s Day and here are some books to celebrate.
(via hellogiggles)
“This is one of the disadvantages of wine, it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.”
Samuel Johnson, The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol.2
“And remember this, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved.”
Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
