The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (2013)ISBN: 9780525426004 I finished this book awhile ago. Like, I ordered it from Barnes & Noble and it arrived the same day (a Thursday I believe) and I spent a few hours on Friday just reading the whole thing. I…
“No one can legislate love; it cannot be given orders or cajoled into service. Love belongs to itself, deaf to pleading and unmoved by violence. Love is not something you can negotiate. Love is the one thing stronger than desire and the only proper reason…
It’s safe to assume that everyone has heard of the Titanic. Whether the actual ship or the 1997 James Cameron movie based on the historical events of the ship’s ill-fated maiden voyage, everyone knows about it, especially with all the media hype it garnered last April due…
Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson (1994)ISBN: 9780679744474 So, I recently finished Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson. When I made my previous post about the opening lines of the novel, I had just begun rereading the book. I originally had to read it for…
Today marks the first day in which the Supreme Court will hear cases to legalize same-sex marriage. I know this is a touchy subject, but it’s one that permeates through today’s society. Like any civil rights movement, LGBT movement has begun and will stay around until long…
I’ve encountered this quote, saying, proverb, whatever it so happens to be, a lot recently. Course, it was always phrased differently, either rearranged or with words substituted for other words, but all the meanings were the same: you have to love yourself first before you…
“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv’d but three summer days–three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.” – John Keats I suppose what Keats is saying here is what I think a lot…
“There’s lots of good fish in the sea…maybe…but the vast masses seem to be mackerel or herring, and if you’re not mackerel or herring yourself, you are likely to find very few good fish in the sea.” ― D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover Taking the…
Every day should be Valentine’s Day. I said this to my brother yesterday and he asked me why I think that. It’s pretty simple really. Why do we as a society allot just one day out of the 365 days of a year to love?…
“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can…
“But he who dares not grasp the thorn should never crave the rose.” – Anne Brontë I always wondered why it was the rose that was the flower symbol of love. There has to be hundreds of different flowers in the world, and yet, the world…
“People should fall in love with their eyes closed.” – Andy Warhol I suppose that is easier said than done. Some sort of physical attraction must be there for either party in a potential relationship to initiate said relationship. We are always attracted to something and usually…
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