“When I wake up, I have to remember all over again that my dreams are not real and that reality is not a dream.” — Cecelia Ahern, Thanks for the MemoriesTumblr (3.0; @books-on-the-floor)http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/““But I don’t want comfort. I want poetry. I want danger. I want freedom. I want goodness. I...http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/39655045608http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/39655045608Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:50:00 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mduxm080dS1qb0j8no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://booksdirect.tumblr.com/post/39359369772/you-can-never-have-too-many-books" target="_blank">booksdirect</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>You can never have too many books.</p> </blockquote>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/39377676725http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/39377676725Tue, 01 Jan 2013 14:11:54 +0200“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are...http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38873979128http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38873979128Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:40:48 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9sl7ctUX31qb0j8no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38813009306http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38813009306Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:13:40 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/277b277b6a0d2c34aaeaa5bff099694b/tumblr_mfkjaaQ0yh1qb464so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://awritersruminations.tumblr.com/post/38766933451/walt-whitman-part-of-song-of-myself-via-art" target="_blank">awritersruminations</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Walt Whitman,  Part of “Song of Myself” (via <a href="http://artblart.com/2012/12/21/exhibition-edward-weston-leaves-of-grass-at-museum-of-fine-arts-boston/#" target="_blank">Art Blart</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38782849094http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38782849094Tue, 25 Dec 2012 11:45:24 +0200“I’m just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else’s. I’m sick of everybody that wants...http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38671249089http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38671249089Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:02:41 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md4swclw1z1qder5oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38671052697http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38671052697Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:00:17 +0200“Yes, terrible things happen, but sometimes those terrible things—they save you.” -...http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38581659197http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38581659197Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:57:39 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/817d44c6adbc8ba80f123409c0e26b93/tumblr_mfe7eaGNuZ1r8bc3no1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bbe858a82172e19b5f2c8b8e3dbccb38/tumblr_mfe7eaGNuZ1r8bc3no2_r3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/802565ec48b15fc0f49e8b8a5b0af348/tumblr_mfe7eaGNuZ1r8bc3no3_r5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ad5c34e7dc14719a83faa2ba0fc7113/tumblr_mfe7eaGNuZ1r8bc3no4_r3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f5c5899c012495a8e19bbe7ba465dddc/tumblr_mfe7eaGNuZ1r8bc3no5_r3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b889d29783dc3ca9c1ab72de71db019c/tumblr_mfe7eaGNuZ1r8bc3no6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6bba288d2e9fcd84d776f3ec60368498/tumblr_mfe7eaGNuZ1r8bc3no7_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8ba80565c3690adaa77d15e7f076f2e1/tumblr_mfe7eaGNuZ1r8bc3no8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8c048472a73b0e2e021ba4b38888c4cf/tumblr_mfe7eaGNuZ1r8bc3no9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e3e48fdefbfc55b103e5dfb5551c6fac/tumblr_mfe7eaGNuZ1r8bc3no12_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://teachingliteracy.tumblr.com/post/38496363853/unypl-unypl-in-2012-portraits-there-is-so-much" target="_blank">teachingliteracy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/post/38480851268/unypl-in-2012-portraits-there-is-so-much-life" target="_blank">unypl</a>:</p> <p><strong>UNYPL in 2012: Portraits</strong></p> <p>There is so much life underground, and I usually seek to incorporate it, along with the reader, into a storytelling frame. Sometimes though, a simple portrait of a reader seems to tell enough of a story. Here are ten direct portraits of readers from the past year: </p> <ol><li><strong><a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/post/16765772239/what-jackie-taught-us-by-tina-santi-flaherty" target="_blank">‎”What Jackie Taught Us”, by Tina Santi Flaherty</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/search/Chimamanda+Ngozi+Adichie" target="_blank">“Half of a Yellow Sun,” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/post/24909773225/smile-at-fear-awakening-the-true-heart-of" target="_blank">“Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery,” by Chogyam Trungpa</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/search/alfred+jarry" target="_blank">“The Supermale,” by Alfred Jarry</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/search/sexing+the+cherry" target="_blank">“Sexing the Cherry,” by Jeanette Winterson</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/search/by+grand+central+station+i+sat+down+and+wept" target="_blank">“By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept,” by Elizabeth Smart</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/search/dinner+at+the+homesick+restaurant" target="_blank">“Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant,” by Anne Tyler</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/search/l%27engle+madeleine" target="_blank">“A Wrinkle in Time,” by Madeleine L’Engle</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/search/packing+for+mars" target="_blank">“Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void,” by Mary Roach</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com/post/24002195800/good-omens-by-neil-gaiman-and-terry-pratchett" target="_blank">“Good Omens,” by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett</a></strong></li> </ol></blockquote>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38559486411http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38559486411Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:50:49 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2a71be9da11e3d572ed4f69a2fa2f29/tumblr_mfej81PKXD1r46fnpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.aseaofquotes.com/post/38501332250/robert-frost-fire-and-ice" target="_blank">aseaofquotes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Robert Frost, “Fire and Ice”</p> </blockquote>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38559242444http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38559242444Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:47:23 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mehh2sMNnZ1qd5bovo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38558270779http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38558270779Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:33:46 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/49d137ee912a8701fd9ac2abee54ab55/tumblr_mexafdIXOz1qc94oqo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <div> <p>by <em>William Butler Yeats.</em></p> </div> </blockquote>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38554935279http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38554935279Sat, 22 Dec 2012 19:46:36 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7m1io8eyb1qzfcxso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://500daysofkissingmypillow.tumblr.com/post/27828539636/to-me-reading-is-an-almost-sacred-activity-and-the" target="_blank">500daysofkissingmypillow</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>To me reading is an almost sacred activity and the great novel is its high mass. The novel is so deeply powerful as an art form because of the investment of time and faith it demands. A good novel can sweep you up, quarry you out, illuminate you and truly inhabit your life. And, of course, although the writer composes the sentences of the novel the reader is a full participant in the imaginative process and far from a mere voyeur.</p> </blockquote>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38550445548http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38550445548Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:40:28 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7f1f4a4cae6b1aaffa7a70a2348fd617/tumblr_mffagyC0ra1rx9vl6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://constellatingstars.tumblr.com/post/38531700479/andrea-gibson-is-filling-both-my-head-and-heart" target="_blank">constellatingstars</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Andrea Gibson is filling both my head and heart tonight.</p> </blockquote>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38550440227http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38550440227Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:40:23 +0200“Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit. Talk about your...http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38550048636http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38550048636Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:34:20 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_menl7nCV3c1qb6nwro1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/38079757193/my-publisher" target="_blank">fishingboatproceeds</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>My publisher.</p> </blockquote>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38550039298http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38550039298Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:34:11 +0200“Don’t explain. People only hear what they want to hear.” - Paulo Coelho (via...http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38549646369http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38549646369Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:28:09 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m75t0kpf2E1r0qk01o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38549635121http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38549635121Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:27:59 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a07152b2550257cab4bf02fbfa750ec7/tumblr_mfcvcjFH5Q1qa6z3eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38549619030http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38549619030Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:27:44 +0200“There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical … The other is...http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38460318839http://books-on-the-floor.tumblr.com/post/38460318839Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:50:10 +0200