"It is impossible to survive in a prolonged state of reality, at least for a human being. We spend a good part of our lives dreaming, especially when we’re awake."

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon (The Angel’s Game)

(Source: booklover, via teachingliteracy)

You see someone has written on one of your books,

wizard-chick:


So you think for a second and then,

(via teachingliteracy)

"Even a child can see something is wrong in our toy stores. The gender gap…does more than tell [a little girl] which toys are socially appropriate for her to play with, it separates her from a whole realm of experience - masculinity. As [she] grows older and decides what sort of person she wants to be, she will encounter this gap again and again. While crossing the gender gap is not impossible, it is difficult and doing so risks stigma and ostracism, just ask the boy who dressed up as Daphne or the girl with the Star Wars water bottle. The gender gap is evident in nearly every aspect of our society, but one of the first and most striking examples is toy choice."

David Pickett offers a sweeping historical background on the LEGO gender gap – a must-read. (via explore-blog)

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I’m on the bus that will take me to the train station a few towns over.

And all that is going through my head is that I am not ready to leave yet. But I’m already gone.

What is this? I want it.

What is this? I want it.

(via stillllugly)

bartenderhell:

The Tortoise and the Hare

bartenderhell:

The Tortoise and the Hare

(via gallifreyansub)

aseaofquotes:

Jeanette Winterson, Lighthousekeeping

aseaofquotes:

Jeanette Winterson, Lighthousekeeping