#boo

Let books be your dining table, / And you shall be full of delights. / Let them be your mattress,/And you shall sleep restful nights ↗

— Ephraim the Syrian

#religion #religion

It has always been my belief that if you don’t ask the right questions, you won’t get the right answers. ↗

— Reid A. Ashbaucher

#made-in-the-image-of-god #philosophy #philosophy-of-religion #reid-ashbaucher #religion

That was the trouble with formulating a system: what could you do but repeat it? ↗

— Peter Washington

#belief-system #madame-blavatsky-s-baboon #mystic #mysticism #religion

Books must be treated with respect, we feel that in our bones, because words have power. Bring enough words together they can bend space and time. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#respect

Let me in, Emily, and I swear to you that you'll never regret it.” Ethan Sterling in Private Emotions ↗

— Elize Amornette

#elize-amornette #elize-amornette-author #private-emotions-trilogy #romance-book #romance-novel-books

The bridge is said to bestow good luck on lovers who share a kiss right where we are standing. Ethan Sterling - Private Emotions ↗

— Elize Amornette

#books-romance #elize-amornette #elize-amornette-author #erotic-short-stories #paranormal-romance

He pinned me in place with a direct look, his dark brown eyes smoldering. “You’re Mary Jane,” he said finally. “And you have all these Flash Thompsons and Harry Osborns hovering around you, trying to make a move. Because...you’re basically amazing. ↗

— J.M. Richards

#comic-books #geek-girl #geek-love #hero #heroines

It’s so peaceful. I could go to sleep in here.” His eyes flickered to me once more, and for a dizzying second I wasn’t thinking about sleep or storms but about pressing my lips to his. I gave my head a slight shake and tried to slow my pulse ↗

— J.M. Richards

#angst #angsty-love #best-author #chilvery #favorite-books

Hopefully, you will glimpse something of your own life’s journey and with Elemental’s Power of Illuminated Love, possibly recognize and celebrate something you had not been able to recognize or celebrate before. ↗

— Luther E. Vann

#art #creativity #gift-books #jepson-center-for-the-arts #national-poetry-month

نحن لا يمكن أن نجبر فناناً على أن يعمل بخلاف ما تمليه عليه طبيعته وإلا كنا نجبره على التصنع والتكلف، وهذا شر لا يمكن أن يؤذي الأدب والفن، والمسألة في غاية البساطة مع ذلك، فإذا كنا نتيح للفنان حريته كاملة، فنحن أيضاً أحرار في تقييمنا للأعمال الفنية، فلا نمنح تقديرنا إلا لمن يقدم لنا العمل الفني الكامل، وهو العمل الفني الرفيع فنياً النافع إنسانياً واجتماعياً ↗

— توفيق الحكيم

#artist #books #criticism #critics #writer