My Favorite Advice/Quotes From Esteemed Authors

My Favorite Advice/Quotes from Esteemed Authors

"To write is to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect."

-Anaïs Nin

"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."

-Toni Morrison

"You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write."

-Saul Bellow

"You can make anything by writing."

-C.S. Lewis

"You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write."

-Annie Proulx

"Writing is its own reward."

-Henry Miller

"Get is down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it's the only way you can do anything really good."

-William Faulkner

"Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have no been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open."

-Natalie Goldberg

"It is only by writing, not dreaming about it, that we develop our own style."

-P.D. James

"It's none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way."

-Ernest Hemingway

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3 years ago

the library.

ONE: The library is simply that. The Library. It has no name - at least, not one in human tongue.

TWO: You do not find the library. The library finds you. You will see it when and if you need it, no matter what. It is open all year round, every hour of the day. It never closes. Never.

THREE: The librarian is always on duty, whether you see them or not. You may worry that they are not sleeping enough, or are not taking care of themselves. Do not. They do not need your concern.

FOUR: The library, for all intents and purposes, appears to have only two floors from the outside. Occasionally, you may hear movement in floors above and below which you cannot locate. That is okay. Those floors are simply not meant for you.

FIVE: You may borrow any books you need. Do not worry about returns - they will find their own way back.

SIX: There is no visible organisational system. Feel free to ask the librarian for help or assistance - they will point you to the right shelves, and vice versa.

SEVEN: Occasionally, you may see a book vanish before your eyes. Do not be alarmed. Something else has simply borrowed it, and it will be returned soon enough.

EIGHT: Time passes differently within the library. When you leave, do not be concerned if it is far later (or, in some cases, earlier) than it was when you came in.

NINE: Ultimately, the library is a quiet place. However, if you ever notice that even the books have stopped breathing, alert the librarian and exit as calmly and quickly as possible. They will deal with it.

2 years ago

get behind me girl I'll protect you from phones without headphone jacks

3 years ago
One Of My Cousins Has One Of Those Wretched Sequined Nicolas Cage Pillows And Today The Rest Of Us Received

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1 year ago

a guide to obsession

pray to your god that they may one day be yours

leave offerings of red wine and rotten cherries

rip their heart out and keep it safe in a bell jar

if they die, consume their decaying body so that they shall always be a part of you

alternately, you could taxidermy their corpse so that they can be born again.

3 years ago
4 years ago
⁠— The Nightmare Swirls And Churns Unending!  ⁠—
⁠— The Nightmare Swirls And Churns Unending!  ⁠—
⁠— The Nightmare Swirls And Churns Unending!  ⁠—
⁠— The Nightmare Swirls And Churns Unending!  ⁠—
⁠— The Nightmare Swirls And Churns Unending!  ⁠—
⁠— The Nightmare Swirls And Churns Unending!  ⁠—
⁠— The Nightmare Swirls And Churns Unending!  ⁠—
⁠— The Nightmare Swirls And Churns Unending!  ⁠—
⁠— The Nightmare Swirls And Churns Unending!  ⁠—
⁠— The Nightmare Swirls And Churns Unending!  ⁠—

⁠— The nightmare swirls and churns unending!  ⁠—

3 years ago

anyway. onto better things

Anyway. Onto Better Things
3 years ago

demons do live inside computers but its mostly low-level ones like imps and shit, so its probably fine

8 months ago
Took These From My Shit Posting TikTok, Maybe They'll Be Better Appreciated Here
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“You are a violent and irrepressible miracle. The vacuum of cosmos and the stars burning in it are afraid of you. Given enough time you would wipe us all out and replace us with nothing -- just by accident.”

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