March 2012
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“The way I figure it, everyone gets a miracle. Like, I will probably never be...”
– John Green, Paper Towns (via shoutinthevoid)
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Authors Taking Risks Isn’t Kid Stuff →
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“Being in front of an audience makes me feel alive. Being with friends makes me...”
– Benedict Cumberbatch (via whenstarsarebright)
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John Green's tumblr: I Saw The Hunger Games Last... →
fishingboatproceeds:
I’m late, but in my defense I was on planes much of the last five days.
So a quick prefatory comment: I’m quoted on the back of The Hunger Games for nice things I said about the first book in the New York Times Book Review when it came out, so obviously I like the book. Back then, I remember…
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“Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see...”
– John Green, An Abundance of Katherines (via 24ribs)
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Paper Towns playlist? Paper Towns playlist.
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“Readers develop unique histories with the books they read. It may not be...”
– William Boyd, writing about Lanark
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The Fault in Our Stars, The Metatext: Liminality →
metatfios:
“I almost felt like he was there in my room with me, but in a way it was better, like I was not in my room and he was not in his, but instead we were together in some invisible and tenuous third space that could only be visited on the phone” (72).
What Hazel seems to describe here is a liminal…
Guys. Liminality is my favourite thing.
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John Green's tumblr: Why Libraries Are Different... →
fishingboatproceeds:
Yesterday on twitter, I expressed annoyance with the hundreds of people who send me emails or tumblr messages or whatever to let me know that they illegally downloaded one of my books, as if they expect me to reply with my hearty congratulations that they are technologically sophisticated enough…
I’m not entirely sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, I...
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“Literally…at least, literally within the metaphor…”
– My Scot Lit lecturer
John Green's tumblr: How to Get Your Book Banned... →
fishingboatproceeds:
Step 1: Write about people who aren’t white.
Step 2: THERE IS NO STEP TWO.
You will very rarely see me curse, tumblypoos, but…but…I mean, what the fuck? How is this even possible? This reads like an Onion article.
To be clear, it is now ILLEGAL to teach de la Pena’s novel (which I’ve read…
THE FUCK.
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What the hell is one supposed to wear for a first date?
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“I’m in love with you, and I’m not in the business of denying myself the simple...”
– The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (page 153)
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Why majoring in English isn’t a waste of time →
Do I love what I do? Yes. And I loved being an English major. I love to read. I love to revise a sentence, pick apart copy, and pinpoint tropes and important literary themes; I can’t turn off that part of my brain even when I’m watching Madmen or reading e-mails from ex-boyfriends. And I can’t live without writing. This is my skill set.
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“Who she’s playing, how the Doctor meets her, and even where he finds her are all...”
– Steven Moffat on how The Doctor will meet the new companion. (via doctorwho)
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The Harry Potter Alliance featured in the New York... →
thehpalliance:
The New York Times Opinionator posted an article today that talks about the HPA, Andrew Slack, the fans, and how fandom facilitates activism.
There are a few key strategies that make fan activist campaigns like The Harry Potter Alliance successful: invest deeply in the literary themes, prize weirdness, honor the power of cohesive online communities and link to larger...
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“I don’t care how much sex anyone has, how often they do it, or who they do it...”
– Charlie Glickman (If You Don’t Respect Sluts, You Don’t Respect Women)
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“Were she better or you sicker, then the stars would not be so terribly crossed,...”
– Peter Van Houten (John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars)
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I cannot tell you all how excited I am for the new series of Doctor Who. Can it be fall now?
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“J.K. Rowling didn’t only provide a source of entertainment for readers through...”
– “How I Learned About Feminism And Motherhood From Molly Weasley” by Krystie Lee Yandoli via The Frisky
(via feministharrypotter)
“I am not interested in immortality, only the taste of tea.”
– Lu T’ung (via teatumbler)
“Librarians who respect the unique needs of teenagers will be approachable,...”
– Patrick Jones, on teen librarianship (via bainzie)
“Before I wrote books I worked as a chaplain at a children’s hospital and when I...”
– John Green (via textlesscommuncation)
