November 2010
BBC - The world’s greatest bookshops →
teachingliteracy:
Bookshops are a traveller’s best friend. They provide convenient shelter and diversion in bad weather, they are a reliable source of maps, notebooks and travel guides, they often host readings and other cultural events, and if you raced through your lone paperback on the first leg of your trip, the bookshop is the place to go for literary replenishment. Here are our picks for...
“There is one quality more important than “know-how” and we cannot...”
“The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. ~Bruce...”
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. ~Beverly Sills”
“The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the...”
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“Sometimes the path you’re on is not as important as the direction...”
“I don’t care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you...”
“Life is full of obstacle illusions. ~Grant Frazier”
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same...”
“A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it’s better than no...”
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
– Ernest Hemingway (via quotewhore)
“Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself...”
“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul...”
“Measure the walls. Count the ribs. Notch the long days. Look up for blue sky...”
– “Things to Do in the Belly of the Whale” Dan Albergotti
“The great moments of your life won’t necessarily be the things you do. They’ll...”
– How I Met Your Mother.
“The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are...”
– Fernando Pessoa | Bernardo Soares, The Book of Disquiet (via happycollision)
