Pretty awe-inspiring that these are the origins of books that shaped the landscape of literature.
Famous Authors’ Handwritten Outlines for Great Works of Literature via Flavorpill.
Top: “J.K. Rowling’s spreadsheet plan for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.”
Bottom: “Sylvia Plath’s outline for The Bell Jar.”
The artistic life is a long, lovely suicide.
Oscar Wilde (via wildaddictions)
(Source: potatocircus, via lackofpassionisfatalmylove)
(via living-my-dream-life)
(Source: no-vel, via living-my-dream-life)
I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief (via theunquotables)
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“Naturally you’re out of book space. Everyone is always out of book space. If you’re not out of book space, you’re probably not worth knowing.”
When I write, I aim in my mind not toward New York but toward a vague spot a little to the east of Kansas.
John Updike (via theparisreview)
