“Loki was interested in things because he was interested in them, and in the way they were in the world. He was neither kind nor gentle, not anyway when he inhabited the world of myth. In the folktales he was a fire demon, mostly benign, providing warmth for hearths and ovens. In the world of Asgard he was smiling and reckless, a forest fire devouring what stood in its path.”
- A. S. Byatt, Ragnarok: The End Of The Gods.
Author: Laurel L. Russwurm
girlsingreenfields: Women In Trees: A Charming Genre,…
Women In Trees: A Charming Genre, Rediscovered. Hirschy Hirschfelder photographed by Sebastian Sabal-Bruce for The Line Vol. 4 December 26, 2016.
“He had never before been quite so acutely aware of the particular quality and function of November,…”
“He had never before been quite so acutely aware of the particular quality and function of November, its ripeness and its hushed sadness.”
- Ellis Peters, Brother Cadfael’s Penance.
- Ellis Peters, Brother Cadfael’s Penance.
madqueensarah: If you’re an adult, do the stuff you couldn’t as a kid. Like, me and my sister went…
If you’re an adult, do the stuff you couldn’t as a kid.
Like, me and my sister went to a museum, and they had an extra exhibit of butterflies. But it cost £3. So we sighed, walked past, then stopped. We each had £3. We could see the butterflies. And we did it was great. We followed it up with an ice-cream as well because Mum and Dad weren’t there to say no.
I was driving back from a work trip with 2 other people in their early 20s, and we drove past a MacDonalds. One of the others went “Aww man, I’d love a McFlurry.” And the guy driving pulled in to the drive through. It was wild. But it was great.
I went to a park over the weekend and I was thinking “Man, I’d love to hire one of those bikes and cycle round the park.” It took me a few minutes to go “Wait, I can hire one of those bikes!”
I guess what I’m saying is, those impulsive things you wanted to do as a kid - see the dinosaur exhibit, play in the fountains with the other kids, lie in the shade for 2 hours - you can do when you’re an adult. You have to deal with a whole lot of other bull, but at least you can indulge your inner 8 year-old.
ibuzoo:Scripts Series – Norse Gods & Goddesses
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
- L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables.
- L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables.
septembersung:Shockingly, I am incapable of anything, anything at all. I’m going to dig a hole and…
Shockingly, I am incapable of anything, anything at all. I’m going to dig a hole and settle down into it and wait for the rain to submerge me.
“[But he had not brought anything.] His hands were empty, as they had always been.”
“[But he had not brought anything.] His hands were empty, as they had always been.”
- Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed.
- Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed.
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glumshoe: I think I’m always chasing that particular high you only get from certain rare stories -…
I think I’m always chasing that particular high you only get from certain rare stories - the ones that resonate with you on a strange personal level, like an implacable aroma that reminds you of something that was once very dear to you but has somehow been forgotten. Those stories that rewire your brain just a little, just for a while. Not every great story has this effect - I have enjoyed many excellent books and movies that did not change me.
It’s just that now and then, if you’re very lucky, you’ll come across a story that feels like home, or a like limb you didn’t even know you had or how you got by all these years without using it. These stories haunt you and become part of your personal canon.