literature – One Book a Week

Donnie Darko’s best quotes

I went to see the 15 year remastered edition of Donnie Darko last night. If you have been living in a cave and have not heard of this movie, it’s about a troubled paranoid schizophrenic teenager named Donnie Darko and his last days in his life as he experiences visions of a giant bunny rabbit namedContinue reading “Donnie Darko’s best quotes”

Goosebumps and motivation from Cloud Atlas

“The Revelation of Sonmi 451 To be is to be perceived, and so to know thyself is only possible through the eyes of the other. The nature of our immortal lives is in the consequences of our words and deeds, that go on and are pushing themselves throughout all time. – Our lives are notContinue reading “Goosebumps and motivation from Cloud Atlas”

Love Poem

her hair the net of golden wire, wherein my heart, led by my wandering eyes, so fast entangled is that in no wise it can, nor will, again retire; but rather will in that sweet bondage die than break one hair to gain her liberty. (elizabethan poem of unknown authorship)

Love Confession of an Emo

My whole body trembles as I teeter on the edge of sanity. My soul is burning. How can one live when you want to only get away from yourself? My insides crane and cramp as my intestines unravel. My hands are shaking like a heroine deprived addict. And I am, but Love is my heroine.Continue reading “Love Confession of an Emo”

Frankenstein

I got obsessed again with a book. I’ve re-read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and was amazed at the beauty of the English language. Here are my favorite quotes: We rest; a dream has power to poison sleep. We rise; one wand’ring thought pollutes the day. We feel, conceive, or reason; laugh or weep, Embrace fond woe, or castContinue reading “Frankenstein”

Deep Story

I’ve recently run across this beautiful story by Andy Weir on GalactaNet http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg.html so I decided to share it with you. I was truly amazed that so much wisdom could be gathered in just a few paragraphs… I felt kinda sad when it ended. I wanted to know how the life of a Chinese woman in 540AD would haveContinue reading “Deep Story”

A Bag of Bones

I’ve promised myself I’d try to read at least one book a week during the summer holiday and every book I’ve put my hand on was over 400 pages long. I’ve absolutely loved the Stand (Stephen King), I’ve read the entire “Shiver” trilogy from Maggie Stiefvater, I’ve devoured a few Dean Koontz books from theContinue reading “A Bag of Bones”