February 2012
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Turtle Writer: Least favourite female protagonist →
turtlewriter:
Bella Swan from Twilight — no-brainer.
Her life revolves around her abusive, controlling boyfriend. She’s obsessed with him from the minute they start dating, and she allows him to decide where and when she goes places, with whom she can be friends, and other major decisions of her life. We get…
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“I fell into that kiss like Alice into Wonderland, headfirst and flailing, heart...”
– Rachel Vincent, If I Die
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“I would never be part of anything. I would never really belong anywhere, and I...”
– Jean Rhys, Smile Please: An Unfinished Autobiography
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“Alone. Yes, that’s the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue....”
– Stephen King
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“If you are chronically down, it is a lifelong fight to keep from sinking.”
– Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation
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“These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire...”
– Romeo and Juliet
silverjane asked: Hey, I'm a pretty voracious reader, and was wondering if you could recommend a book? I was looking for a sort of fucked up romance thing a la Wuthering Heights/The Shadow of the Wind/The Gargoyle. Doesn't have to be any set genre. Thanks so much :)
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“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.”
– Lemony Snicket
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“There are infinite numbers between 0 and 1. There’s .1 and .12 and .112 and an...”
– John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
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“The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who’ll get me...”
– Abraham Lincoln
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