"So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them." — Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower 

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theatlantic:

“This is how Maurice Sendak sometimes sent his letters. Just imagine getting one.” (via Letters Of Note)

Rest in peace, Maurice Sendak. 

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cherrybob-omb:

Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s gravestone.

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” -The Great Gatsby.

I approve of this quote choice, epitaphically speaking. It feels very appropriate for this.

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bookmania:

“Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.” ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos (Photo by Kyle Thompson)

"He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." — Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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"A good night’s sleep helps you perform well in school, and so if you’re a student you should always get a good night’s sleep unless you have come to the good part of your book, and then you should stay up all night and let your schoolwork fall by the wayside." — Lemony Snicket, The Austere Academy

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This was my favorite page of the entire book. I just loved this.

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