#librarysource

[dallaswinstons]

when I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library pride and prejudice by jane austen

happy birthday to my darling girl @alicenthighstower !!

[samiramohans]

“I love you,” [Rin] said. Kitay gave her a tired smile. “I know.”

[shadowhaert]

wuthering heights for @alicenthighstower

[edwardslovelyelizabeth]

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

«Life, after all, has not slipped free of its netting. There is no such life, slipping free: life is itself the netting, holding people in place, making sense of things. It is not possible to tear away the constraints and simply carry on a senseless existence. People, other people, make it impossible. But without other people, there would be no life at all. Judgement, reproval, disappointment, conflict: these are the means by which people remain connected to one another.»

[wylanvenk]

"I told you all summer I want you to trust me and feel safe with me, didn't I? Lying to you would undo everything we've worked so hard to build. I'd rather lose face than lose your confidence."

-Jean Moreau & Jeremy Knox, The Golden Raven (2025)

[henry-marchbanks]

quotes from THE SECRET HISTORY by DONNA TARTT

[moreaujeans]

— Los Angeles was a monster, too big and too loud and too hectic. THE TROJANS were strange and misguided. There was a cardboard dog in his bedroom that Jeremy treated like a de facto member of the household. Jean didn’t understand any of it, but he knew on a bone-deep level that this was better than anything he’d ever had. It was worlds more than he deserved.

[daphnevincent]

beach read by emily henry

i always liked that thought, the way two people really did seem to grow into one. or at least two overlapping parts, trees with tangled roots.

[capulets]

Now the searchers have departed, and life has grown quiet around me, I have come to realize that while for years I might have imagined myself to be somewhere else, in reality I have been there all the time: up at the top by the muddy wheel-ruts in the new grass, where the sky is dark over the shivering apple blossoms and the first chill of the snow that will fall that night is already in the air. — The Secret History, Donna Tartt.

[fandomaesnet]

-ˋˏ @fandomaesnet event six: childhood favorites ↳ Animorphs by K. A. Applegate

People don't understand the word ruthless. They think it means 'mean.' It's not about being mean. It's about seeing the bright, clear line that leads from A to B. The line that goes from motive to means. Beginning to end. It's about seeing that bright, clear line and not caring about anything but the beautiful fact that you can see the solution. Not caring about anything else but the perfection of it.

[bookshelvesandtealeaves]

5 star reads of 2024 ↳ a sorceress comes to call by t. kingfisher

[dallaswinstons]

PALMETTO STATE FOXES: ANDREW MINYARD most of the foxes were self-destructive, whereas andrew seemed keen on collateral damage

♡ happy birthday to THEE best mia ever!! @henwilsons ♡

[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

favorite books 1/? » MAURICE by E.M. Forster

“The second dream is more difficult to convey. Nothing happened. He scarcely saw a face, scarcely heard a voice say, 'That is your friend,' and then it was over, having filled him with beauty and taught him tenderness. He could die for such a friend, he would allow such a friend to die for him; they would make any sacrifice for each other, and count the world nothing, neither death nor distance nor crossness could part them, because 'this is my friend.'” - E.M. Forster, Maurice

[ID: a picspam comprised of 12 images primarily in shades of brown, green, and white.

1: Adjacent rows of long wooden tables with lamps every few seats / 2: A thin, pale-skinned person wearing a white shirt, black suspenders, and black pants standing in a field / 3: Light and dark green italicized serif text reading "Maurice" on a black background / 4: A bed with a bronze-colored metal frame laid with white pillows and comforter / 5: A round neoclassical structure at the top of a grassy hill / 6: Several low wooden boats at their moorings / 7: The thatched roof of a building among lush trees / 8: A light-skinned person wearing a white shirt and putting on a black tie / 9: A hall of white stone and dark brown wooden panelling containing several statues / 10: Same format as Image 3, but the text reads "by E.M. Forster" / 11: Several arches of an ornate, coffered ceiling leading up to a central dome / 12: A painting by Henry Scott Tuke depicting a young person with light skin and dark hair sleeping peacefully, their face turned towards the viewer. They are wearing a white shirt with an open collar //End ID]

[thetudorslovers]

"The gods do not know love, because they cannot imagine an end to anything they enjoy. Their passions do not burn brightly as a mortal's passions do, because they can have whatever they desire for the rest of eternity. How could they cherish or treasure anything? Nothing to them is more than a passing amusement, and when they have done with it, there will be another. " - Jennifer Saint, Ariadne

[edwardslovelyelizabeth]

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

"... When you decided you needed a mask to fit into the world, you chose one that was sunny instead of scowly..."

[wylanvenk]

The Sunshine Court ; Jean's tiny miracles

"What you hold onto is less important than the act of holding on itself. It's so easy to get lost in ourselves and this world. Sometimes you need to find your way back one tiny miracle at a time." "I don't believe in miracles," Jean said. "I have enough faith for us both," Renee promised. "I know one will find you sooner or later."