Life between the pages, as I've lived it
Having been away from my blog for nearly a month, I have accumulated topics I want to talk about. Yet, I haven't started with them because I know that these posts will take time. It's time I (desperately) need to divide between reading and blogging so that I meet my Goodreads Challenge on the one... Continue Reading →
It’s the last day of the 3 Days, 3 Quotes Challenge, for which I was nominated by Shameeksha and Somawrites. Thank you both! Had a great time doing this challenge. Today’s quote is special – it’s one of the many many many things that Anne Shirley says in Anne of Green Gables and made me... Continue Reading →
It has been a while since I posted quotes, so when Shameeksha and Somawwrites nominated me to do the 3 Days, 3 Quotes Challenge, I was quite glad. Thank you! Do check out their Quote Challenge posts too. I especially loved the More Roald Dahl post by Shameeksha and Day 3 Quotes by Somawrites. 3... Continue Reading →
“You're never alone when you're reading a book.” ― Susan Wiggs So true. And not just that, you will most likely find yourself in the middle of some of the most interesting characters. In fact, you will find yourself surrounded by several such characters, surrounded by a world that’s unique and unimaginable. This is just... Continue Reading →
"We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom. We lived in the gaps between the stories." - Margaret Atwood, A Handmaid's Tale A Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood is a story about oppressive times brought on... Continue Reading →
“That I can read and be happy while I am reading, is a great blessing.” - Anthony Trollope What more can I say when a thought is so profoundly put in words?
"It's always better to have too much to read than not enough" - Ann Patchett Whether I’m at home or out and about, I try to live by this quote by Ann Patchett "It's always better to have too much to read than not enough" - though most often not by choice. When I’m at... Continue Reading →
“Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.” - Henry David Thoreau Well, here’s another quote that borders on the morbid! But I feel that this should be a thumb rule that readers should try to follow, most of the times. I mean, I have to... Continue Reading →
“Reality continues to ruin my life”. Who else, but Calvin can say something so poignant without sounding serious? After I read this quote on Goodreads, I could not focus on anything else. It resounded in my head, gently yet loudly. I kept thinking to myself “Isn’t it so true?” Especially when you are reading. Most... Continue Reading →
Ever since I came across this statement (a few months ago), I have been quite worried. Not about dying as much as about the list of things that I would be doing, wearing, saying, holding etc., when I die. Quite a morbid thought to start with, but there’s so much to it. To be honest, this... Continue Reading →
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