oh John Green
Like when I told my brother to read Looking for Alaska and he refused and then 12 hours later told me he finished it and he was so sad and felt like all books were now ruined for him because this one was so good.
(Source: apparate-to-neverland)
Mr. Darcy’s Proposal
Brass Cuff
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
the problem lies in the fact that school seems to disagree about which books should matter
(via rrrachul)
look at usc’s library of philosophy its so nice
Sigh. Sometimes I really hate McKeldin and all its cold dusty ugliness. Actually all the time.
(via thingssheloves)
not as sweet as the crocheted turtle bookmark I picked up at Maryland Day!
(Source: lovelylittlelionchild, via tocatchyoureye)
Why Old Books Smell Good
“Lignin, the stuff that prevents all trees from adopting the weeping habit, is a polymer made up of units that are closely related to vanillin. When made into paper and stored for years, it breaks down and smells good. Which is how divine providence has arranged for secondhand bookstores to smell like good quality vanilla absolute, subliminally stoking a hunger for knowledge in all of us.”
—From Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez’s Perfumes: the guide
Sigh, it’s too late, I’m already hooked on my nook. I will never not appreciate this though
(via lindzzz)