"I don't even know if that particular brand of loneliness exists anymore, though I suspect that new kinds have sprung up to take its place." -Ann Patchett

Bold Bookcases.

"Don’t settle. Know what you want and reach for it. And if you don’t know what you want, be patient. The answers will come to you in time, and you may find that your heart’s desire has been right under your nose all the while."- Julia Quinn, To Sir Phillip, With Love

Guilty Pleasure

"I know you want to stop it. Protect her from it. But you’re young. You don’t see what I see. It’s not just that she makes him a better person. She does, but, he changes her too. Damon challenges her, surprises her. He makes her question her life, beliefs. Stefan is different. His love is pure and he’ll always be good for her. Damon is either the best thing for her or the worst.” -TVD

"Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another." -Ernest Hemingway

My Neighborhood