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"God, of Thy Goodness, give me Thyself: for Thou art enough to me, and I may nothing ask that is less..."

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:42:05 -0700

“God, of Thy Goodness, give me Thyself: for Thou art enough to me, and I may nothing ask that is less that may be full worship to Thee; and if I ask anything that is less, ever me wanteth, — but only in Thee I have all.”

- Julian of Norwich, “Revelations of Divine Love”

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Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:00:49 -0700

poetsorg: Postcard of advice from Tina Chang.

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:26:33 -0700

poetsorg:

Postcard of advice from Tina Chang.

gastrogirl: wine and cheese grilled cheese.

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:51:28 -0700

gastrogirl:

wine and cheese grilled cheese.

museumuesum: CORY ARCANGEL Photoshop CS: 84 by 66 inches. 300...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:04:05 -0700

museumuesum:

CORY ARCANGEL

Photoshop CS: 84 by 66 inches. 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient “Blue, Red, Yellow”, mousedown y=7600 x=8600, mouseup y=7850 x=8600, 2011

chromogenic print in artist’s frame, 212.3 x 166.6 cm (83 5/8 x 65 5/8 in)

laphamsquarterly: Déjà vu: Institutional Giving 2013: In...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:01:20 -0700

laphamsquarterly:

Déjà vu: Institutional Giving

2013: In solidarity with federal workers facing pay cuts, President Obama gives five percent of his salary back to the Treasury Department (while other senior officials are following suit, Joe Biden hasn’t weighed in yet).

1962: President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Senator Robert Kennedy, donate their entire government salaries to charity—and they can afford to.

wonderingaesthete: thepaintedbench: Thich Nhat Hanh

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:34:59 -0700

wonderingaesthete:

thepaintedbench:

Thich Nhat Hanh

"Its good to realize that within us there is someone who knows everything"

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:33:16 -0700

“Its good to realize that within us there is someone who knows everything”

- Herman Hesse (via wonderingaesthete)

"Why did you do all this for me?” he asked. “I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything..."

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:30:14 -0700

““Why did you do all this for me?” he asked. “I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.” “You have been my friend,” replied Charlotte. “That in itself is a tremendous thing.””

- from Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:28:14 -0700

vikingpenguinbooks: brooklinebooksmith: greenapplebooks: stran...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:35:21 -0700

vikingpenguinbooks:

brooklinebooksmith:

greenapplebooks:

strandbooks:

New favorite thing: Holding up books for no reason.

Send me a photo of you holding up a book you like (cover forward) and I’ll post it here. ( empire_of_thorns@yahoo.co.uk )

You are more than welcome to hold up books you’ve written.

The more books you hold up at once, the higher up the list I’ll place you.

rules:

1) Books all face forward
2) Only one person holding
3) No photo shop
4) No solid supports (shelves, metal frame etc)

Competition closed - prizes awarded - entries still welcome.
Remember, quality counts as much as quantity. Want to show off your new book? Go for it.

Can you beat Benjamin (pictured above)? Send me an email with you attempt while you’re at it. (rachelkowal@strandbooks.com)

It looks like The Strand wants readers to know what it feels like to be a bookseller.

Infinitely better than planking.

*nervously eyeing our bookroom*

tealish: I repeat, tea doilies. Made of sugar.

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:46:35 -0700

tealish:

I repeat, tea doilies. Made of sugar.

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Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:55:16 -0700

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Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:02:51 -0800

“Interior, Stradgade 30” Time is still as she stands face to face with Solitude, Eye to eye with...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:51:59 -0800

“Interior, Stradgade 30”

Time is still as she stands face to face with
Solitude,
Eye to eye with silence.
Her mind dives into the tranquility of
The small lonely room –
She finds seclusion despite the crowds
Of tourists around her;
She is welcomed by peace.

And somewhere behind the easel Hammershøi
Sits (or stands?) in the same quiet;
Within the same whisper of calm –
Slowly brushing cold, wet, thick paint
Across his canvas.

"Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake To guide the future, as He has the past. Thy hope, thy..."

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:14:00 -0800

“Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
To guide the future, as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below.”

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Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:25:20 -0800

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Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:21:24 -0800

Calvin: Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humour? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity. We laugh at nonsense. We like it. We think it’s funny. Don’t you think it’s odd that we appreciate absurdity? Why would we develop that way? How does it benefit us?

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:50:11 -0800

Calvin: Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humour? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity. We laugh at nonsense. We like it. We think it’s funny. Don’t you think it’s odd that we appreciate absurdity? Why would we develop that way? How does it benefit us?

Hobbes: I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.

Calvin: (after a long pause) I can’t tell if that’s funny or really scary.

would you be interested in going on a snowshoeing trip sometime this winter???

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:43:38 -0800

hey! sorry i haven’t been on tumblr for awhile! that’d be fun!