May 2011
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As his men died around him, Littlefinger slid Ned’s dagger from its sheath and...
– Georges R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones)
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Did you know?: Library Edition
This week the New York Public Library put up some fun facts you might not have known about this famous building:
- Books were originally delivered by horse-drawn carts via the covered driveway from 40th Street.
- Twenty tons a day: The amount of coal originally required to fuel the Library. Ash was carted away daily.
- Writers for the cable series Mad Men use the Library’s Ask NYPL service to...
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Writing has nothing to do with publishing. Nothing. People get totally confused...
– Peter S. Beagle (via writingadvice)
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Write from the heart, what has meaning to you personally; have the patience and...
– Charles de Lint (via writingadvice)
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Even more problems with Jeggings
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The Problem with Jeggings
So much perfection.
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A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without...
– E.B. White (via writingadvice)
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Don’t listen to any advice, that’s what I’d say. Write only what you want to...
– Philip Pullman (via writingadvice)
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Verbal Pyrotechnics: YA CAFE: The Stigma of Young... →
verbalpyro:
YA Cafe is a place where book lovers can gather and chat about teen literature. Gabriela from iggi&gabi and Ghenet from All About Them Words are your baristas. Each Friday they pick from a menu of topics and share their thoughts on their blogs. Join the discussion by…
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Phrase of the Day
“My phone’s about to die.”
This is an expression commonly used to signal to another party that either a) you no longer want to text them, or b) you intend on hanging up. This is a smooth way to avoid answering or hearing things from other people. However, sometimes, it’s true, and the person’s phone really is about to die.
This is rare.
Urban Dictionary
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People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect – but,...
– The Doctor, Doctor Who
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Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the...
– Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash
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To err is human; to really screw up requires the root password.
– Computer Geek Truism