February 2012
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“He had her in his arms, her face like a wet flower at his lips, and all their...”
– The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton
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“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”
– Louis L’Amour (Matagorda/The First Fast Draw)
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Well hello, random live violinist…
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Octavia Spencer, you are so precious.
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I’m sorry, but in what UNIVERSE is Twilight on par with Forrest Gump, Titanic, Legends of the Fall, The Princess Bride, and Avatar (and the list goes on and on)?
And how dare they mention it in the same feature as Star Wars? Unacceptable!
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My mom wants to borrow my copy of Downton Abbey Series 2 when I go to see them in a few weeks for spring break.
Is it sad that I consider this a significant hardship? I need to be able to watch the Christmas Special whenever I want…
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How adorable is Jean Dujardin? And he likes cinnamon roles. He’s practically perfect…
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Nicholas Nickleby is on tv right now. Does Anne Hathaway think she’s doing a British accent? Because she isn’t…
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“He spoke without shifting his position, without even turning to look at her: if...”
– The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton
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Some Thoughts Upon Watching THAT Dance Scene for...
When Matthew holds out his hand to ask Mary to dance, it is his right hand that he holds out first, the hand that goes around her back. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT. He wants her, he needs her, etc.
“Oh God, Mary” only ever gets sexier and more filled with despair. NO IT DOES NOT MATTER THAT I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. The angst!
The look Matthew gives Mary when she tells him it was her fault is...
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“As Mary admitted her sins to Matthew, we started doing some light math and...”
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—Amanda Dobbins, Also Head Matthew/Mary Stan, Vulture (via thatramblingmind)
SOBBING.
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“The English language is like London: proudly barbaric yet deeply civilised, too,...”
– The Ode Less Travelled (via fuckyeahstephenfry)
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Maybe it makes me a terrible teacher, but I’m already hoping for a snow day tomorrow. I just don’t want to drive in it in the dark tomorrow morning!
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Confession: I'm Hoping For a Blizzard
We are slated to get slammed with two storms over the next few days, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I would love to have a snow day.
I just want to watch the Christmas Special and Atonement and some of the saddest episodes of Doctor Who (i.e. Ten leaving) all at once, in my pajamas, eating delicious things.
Knowing my luck, I’ll just have a horrendous drive to and from work on...
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The Missouri Review: Princess Bride/ First Year... →
themissourireview:
via McSweeney’s Internet Tendency:
LINES FROM THE PRINCESS BRIDE THAT DOUBLE AS COMMENTS ON FRESHMAN COMPOSITION PAPERS.
BY JENNIFER SIMONSON
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“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
“At a time like this that’s all you can think to…
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My “Timshel” station on Pandora is just about the best thing ever…
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