#din

I didn't go to bookshops to buy. That's a little bourgeois. I went because they were civilized places. It made me happy there were people who sat down and wrote and wrote and wrote and there were other people who devoted their lives to making those words into books. It was lovely. Like standing in the middle of civilization. ↗

— Jerry Pinto

#bookstores #reading #love

Understanding the beauty of our humanity unlocks the power of our spirituality. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspirational #life #power #spirituality #understanding

Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading. ↗

— Lin Yutang

#reading #art

She'd become an English major for the purest and dullest of reasons: because she loved to read. ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#majors #reading-books #love

My last night as Isabella Swan. Tomorrow night, I would be Bella Cullen. Though the whole marriage ordeal was a thorn in my side, I had to admit that I liked the sound of that. - bella swan ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#marriage

In other words, it's one of those books you thrust on your partner with an incredulous cry of "This is me! ↗

— Nick Hornby

#marriage #reading #marriage

Two people can only live as one when each is prepared to give and receive trust and understanding. Above that lies respect. Without respect for how the other feels, no marriage is worthwhile. ↗

— Helen Hollick

#marriage #respect #trust #understanding #love

She wanted a book to take her places she couldn't get to herself. ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#marriage

Two Trees A portion of your soul has been entwined with mine A gentle kind of togetherness, while separately we stand. As two trees deeply rooted in separate plots of ground, While their topmost branches come together, Forming a miracle of lace against the heavens. ↗

— Janet Mills

#marriage #trees #wedding #love

I’m sure I look memorable in my tuxedo, and she looks gorgeous in her wedding gown. I’ve wanted to marry her since I first met her. And being the best man doesn’t make me feel better. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#marriage #marry #wedding #marriage