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September152012

elysemarshall:

duttonbooks:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROALD DAHL!

I read everything of Roald Dahl’s that I could get my hands on as a child. I identified with Matilda SO MUCH - girl just wants to read and be smart! I had an inherent suspicion of women wearing wigs and gloves. Thanks to ‘Boy’ I never want to have my tonsils removed. Ever. I still believe that somewhere, my dreams are collected by a big friendly giant.
But the story that had the greatest impact on me was ‘The Swan.’ Published in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, this tale of a boy suffering at the mercy of a bully left me profoundly shaken. The cruelty was just too much for my gentle heart, but I had to keep reading to find out what happened next. I was 10 when I first read it. ‘The Swan’ haunts me still, in the way that all great stories should.

❤ Roald Dahl so much

duttonbooks:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROALD DAHL!

I read everything of Roald Dahl’s that I could get my hands on as a child. I identified with Matilda SO MUCH - girl just wants to read and be smart! I had an inherent suspicion of women wearing wigs and gloves. Thanks to ‘Boy’ I never want to have my tonsils removed. Ever. I still believe that somewhere, my dreams are collected by a big friendly giant.

But the story that had the greatest impact on me was ‘The Swan.’ Published in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, this tale of a boy suffering at the mercy of a bully left me profoundly shaken. The cruelty was just too much for my gentle heart, but I had to keep reading to find out what happened next. I was 10 when I first read it. ‘The Swan’ haunts me still, in the way that all great stories should.

❤ Roald Dahl so much

(via authorsarahdessen)

July312012

thelandofpoint:

An incredible Vintage Library Week poster from 1961.

Awesomeness at my house!

(Source: beggarsandchoosers)

July212012

Misu cat. Being cute

April112012

The Internet can be an amazing place

March132012

authorsarahdessen:

katespadeny:

charm colorfully

hollywood audition for black cat, 1961

I just don’t even know what to say about this except…can’t really look away.

(Source: cosascool)

February62012

I need this cat.

(Source: labonnepeche, via theironskillet-deactivated20120)

January182012

The top that needs to pants.

January122012

So our driver…

fishingboatproceeds:

So Juli, the awesome and funny and extremely-good-at-driving driver of the TFiOSmobile, just said, “Nerdfighters are amazing. I haven’t seen anything like this since I toured with Michael Bolton.”

this is making me laugh so hard right now.

January42012

thekittencovers:

K. Rex and Cat Morrisson

How does the Marc Bolan kitten actually look like Marc Bolan? Weird

December222011

nationaljournal:

PHOTO OF THE DAY: President Obama shops for Christmas presents with his dog Bo at Petsmart in Alexandria, Va., on Wednesday. (PHOTO: Kevin Dietsch/UPI)

Iove how happy this guy is about showing dog bones . This picture brightened my day

(via barackobama)