June 2012
21 posts
Cassandra Clare: Clockwork Princess snippet →
Is it me, or does this perfectly describe how I feel when I’m reading these books????
cassandraclare:
thenerdypotterfangirl asked you:
Can we pleeeease have a snippet involving Will and Tessa at some point? PLEEEEEEEEEAAAAASE!”
Ok, but this is it. No more snippets-on-demand!
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Tessa craned her head back to look at Will. “You know that feeling,” she said, “when you are…
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John Green's tumblr: hollyblack: “When you are a... →
hollyblack:
“When you are a woman or a girl or female no one says to you Look, artists who are great take without asking and take and take and do not apologize because when you are a woman or a girl or female the only thing you are supposed to take is a lot of other people’s shit. No one…
When someone says, "Just finished the third Mortal...
I get texts from my friends about these books. *evil laugh*
hello-lovey:
Here’s a box of tissues for Book 4.
Enjoy!
And this for Book 5.
Imagine what we’ll be like after Book 6.
Have you tried the Infernal Devices?
Cassandra Clare: Clockwork Princess snippet →
This book…..it’s going to hurt, isn’t it?
cassandraclare:
Will rose slowly to his feet. He could not believe he was doing what he was doing, but it was clear that he was, clear as the silver rim around the black of Jem’s eyes. “If there is a life after this one,” he said, “let me meet you in it, James Carstairs.”
“There will be other lives.” Jem…
Tales of Simplicity: When an otherwise very... →
This quote is being framed and placed in my daughter’s room—-> “the venn diagram of guys who don’t like smart girls and guys you don’t want to date is A CIRCLE. “
spiralsparrow:
Like Caitlin says, men who hate you for being feminist are not men you want to hang around with.
This also reminds me of something John Green said, which is that the venn diagram of guys who...
I was reading this comment thread
a-phonologist-and-fangirl:
which had dissolved into petty bickering between a Twilight faction and a Hunger Games faction, each of whom were taking potshots at the other’s choice of fandom.
And someone had written,
“The Hunger Games is a stupid book that promotes wonton nudity.”
WONTON NUDITY.
My reaction:
Yup.
John Green's tumblr: Why Aren't You on TV? →
I am so glad we got rid of our cable.
“In one conversation with an anonymous cable network, an exec said to us, “Crash Course would be PERFECT if you were a little less nuanced and stuck to topics that interest people. Like, you know, Hitler and sex.” (Direct quote.)”
fishingboatproceeds:
I’m asked every day why Hank and I haven’t tried to create a TV show.
We’ve been approached...
Cassandra Clare: Here are Clary and Jace, do you like them?
Readers: *shipping them*
Cassandra Clare: Too bad. Because they're siblings.
Readers: What?!
Cassandra Clare:
Readers: Sebastian seems nice. We now ship Clary with him.
Cassandra Clare: Well, that's too bad because they're siblings.
Readers:
