Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. (Harper Lee) I nearly always write, just as I nearly always breathe. (John Steinbeck) When I don’t write, I feel my world shrinking. I feel I am in a prison. I feel I lose my fire and my color. It should be a necessity, as the sea needs to heave, and I call it breathing. (Anaïs Nin) With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw its fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy. (Haruki Murakami) I stepped into the bookshop and breathed in that perfume of paper and magic that strangely no one had ever thought of bottling. (Carlos Ruiz Zafón) He loved a book because it was a book; he loved its odor, its form, its title. What he loved in a manuscript was its old illegible date, the bizarre and strange Gothic characters, the heavy gilding which loaded its drawings. It was its pages covered with dust — dust of which he breathed the sweet and tender perfume with delight. (Gustave Flaubert) I whispered the thrilling words to myself, then lifted the book to my nose and breathed the ink from its pages. The scent of possibilities. (Kate Morton) My Other Tumblrs: mustanggina.tumblr.com diaryofadocent.tumblr.com ifyougiveachildabook.tumblr.com Contributor: womenreading.tumblr.com See something you like? Click on the image to see where I found it! :)Tumblr (3.0; @breathingbooks)http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3c043d9ec6b96029bfdc605ef3c6c5ce/tumblr_mncuxiMnmm1qb2b92o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51298685792http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51298685792Sat, 25 May 2013 08:03:18 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f03947d242dffd62decb735315fc7c3a/tumblr_mncuwncJFB1qb2b92o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51298662394http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51298662394Sat, 25 May 2013 08:02:47 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/112909b72e633164daf166a78abca09a/tumblr_mncuvupKbI1qb2b92o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51298640914http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51298640914Sat, 25 May 2013 08:02:18 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a1f8413c5d6b007509cd2c708befe1ad/tumblr_mnbeasWjgQ1qced37o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://theparisreview.tumblr.com/post/51239700131/deeply-tragic-deeply-instructive" class="tumblr_blog">theparisreview</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/05/24/do-not-eat-library-paste/">Deeply tragic, deeply instructive.</a> </span></p></blockquote>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51271837451http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51271837451Fri, 24 May 2013 21:37:31 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/65967b3600424fc322b9cfe4d2542f4f/tumblr_mji9d7zBoo1rnogcio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51019302130http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51019302130Tue, 21 May 2013 17:10:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3d990002c31c86700c63745c5a2316b5/tumblr_mn45jp4cKC1r7skk9o1_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c35d08dc77ffc35b404dad9db3cccbcc/tumblr_mn45jp4cKC1r7skk9o2_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/91db46cd007996a5e495f831ee080866/tumblr_mn45jp4cKC1r7skk9o3_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/16736fa9ee8f870e50ec0883d4a964b9/tumblr_mn45jp4cKC1r7skk9o4_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/515d980b15e0a98cbc697a1bfdcbd678/tumblr_mn45jp4cKC1r7skk9o5_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d01d943049ef9fada7f96f5fb1f627c/tumblr_mn45jp4cKC1r7skk9o6_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/93ff70cb0cc537e82fd42ddcc85ce7a7/tumblr_mn45jp4cKC1r7skk9o9_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/63dc38749ffae5898af29bbd6be5893a/tumblr_mn45jp4cKC1r7skk9o7_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3557c73a4d97848edadd5395faa84529/tumblr_mn45jp4cKC1r7skk9o8_250.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mabelchiltern.tumblr.com/post/50929073468/the-great-american-novel-the-great-american">mabelchiltern</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><small>THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL</small></strong></p> <blockquote> <p><span><small><em>“The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.”</em> - W. Somerset Maugham</small></span></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51019287349http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/51019287349Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:54 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a2628c8b439301f04a73a4cde11c592d/tumblr_mn2gb6n4201qbxfjqo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/825062ff0ecd909866fd2aa982b69dfe/tumblr_mn2gb6n4201qbxfjqo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/48665c2ea0b3906032a4b90bf202b2c5/tumblr_mn2gb6n4201qbxfjqo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/263227406fe4471612dd71ddbfd13d7e/tumblr_mn2gb6n4201qbxfjqo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://8shadesofnifty.tumblr.com/post/50890501352/prince-william-uponatinythrone-perfection">8shadesofnifty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://prince--william.tumblr.com/post/50889820377/uponatinythrone-perfection-oh-man-i-expected">prince—william</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://uponatinythrone.tumblr.com/post/50867103672/perfection">uponatinythrone</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>perfection</p> </blockquote> <p>oh man I expected some good memes but I just wasnt ready fOR THIS</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50941229002http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50941229002Mon, 20 May 2013 17:49:43 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/43c1fbb252acc060bd8f265df9c156bc/tumblr_mn3balRTjw1s7a0b4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef3efd81305b0e93735e9ee6fdcfabef/tumblr_mn3balRTjw1s7a0b4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/80bf663b0892b4cb90000b76f3cd3c95/tumblr_mn3balRTjw1s7a0b4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/78173321ee2d7caa5899e0889b30f517/tumblr_mn3balRTjw1s7a0b4o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef412db72322da41c9304ad0247537d2/tumblr_mn3balRTjw1s7a0b4o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dbd12be506dd2ed1bbac195ec01ff789/tumblr_mn3balRTjw1s7a0b4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5cbc1b0cb5c2f562653297b6bf246993/tumblr_mn3balRTjw1s7a0b4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d51c7608eb88e6d01df397a9a5f076e4/tumblr_mn3balRTjw1s7a0b4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/91715d76d787f4a5b05c9ed87c1f3313/tumblr_mn3balRTjw1s7a0b4o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ce4db89fce6a1611fc4817bbdf87737f/tumblr_mn3balRTjw1s7a0b4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://littledallilasbookshelf.tumblr.com/post/50896440572/the-last-bookstore-san-francisco-ca">littledallilasbookshelf</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Last Bookstore, San Francisco, CA</p> </blockquote>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50941182725http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50941182725Mon, 20 May 2013 17:49:07 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1f6e3c90a15e333ff256362662dc4841/tumblr_mm7cqaHK3g1rneriio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50903177145http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50903177145Mon, 20 May 2013 07:35:52 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ee589ab2304dbe0a75c15639cd2e1d9e/tumblr_mn1t2oY4ho1qb2b92o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50818694366http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50818694366Sun, 19 May 2013 08:49:36 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/db9a01b240209d404b0a4cadb099b75e/tumblr_mhc1xxC0Fa1qj2u1wo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://dyingofcute.tumblr.com/post/41693384987/fireplace-library" class="tumblr_blog">dyingofcute</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>fireplace library</p></blockquote>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50817372196http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50817372196Sun, 19 May 2013 08:23:54 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md6banF3IP1qiaif5o1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md6banF3IP1qiaif5o2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50816693436http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50816693436Sun, 19 May 2013 08:09:46 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bac1b90d5bc12020ca7790f20e72f6c6/tumblr_mmzuel51AI1qb2b92o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50723379980http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50723379980Sat, 18 May 2013 07:23:09 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma463krSfj1rafgujo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://booksdirect.tumblr.com/post/31324989381/the-way-to-a-womans-heart-is-through-the-bookstore" class="tumblr_blog">booksdirect</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“The way to a woman’s heart is through the bookstore.”</p></blockquote>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50722731425http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50722731425Sat, 18 May 2013 07:06:46 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltsu01rh871qbalbwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahmanuscripts.tumblr.com/post/12426034649/f-scott-fitzgeralds-handwritten-manuscript-of">fuckyeahmanuscripts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>F. Scott Fitzgerald’s handwritten manuscript of <em>The Great Gatsby.</em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p></p>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50722438987http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50722438987Sat, 18 May 2013 06:59:42 -0500“We would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright.”<br/><br/> - <em>Ernest Hemingway, <em>A Moveable Feast</em> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://larmoyante.com/">larmoyante</a>)</em>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50722138122http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50722138122Sat, 18 May 2013 06:51:30 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2fd7f5ba26616967b94250cdf808b83/tumblr_mlmwm1Gyhe1qezyaro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://allmymetaphors.tumblr.com/post/48580248852/did-you-know-that-i-collect-vintage-books-because">allmymetaphors</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>did you know that i collect vintage books because I do here is an old book of shakespeare that I bought at a yard sale for $1 it is so beautiful and full of illustrations and I love it </p> </blockquote>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50722028533http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50722028533Sat, 18 May 2013 06:48:29 -0500“It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.”<br/><br/> - <em>Ernest Hemingway (via <a href="http://ilovereadingandwriting.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog">ilovereadingandwriting</a>)</em>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50721909212http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50721909212Sat, 18 May 2013 06:45:09 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ed98992b13d8d75c8023caa6cb0416a5/tumblr_mf1ezhh0LM1qzhokmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://teachingliteracy.tumblr.com/post/40171494087/library-by-andryn2006">teachingliteracy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Library (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andryn2006/8273318896/">andryn2006</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50648725973http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50648725973Fri, 17 May 2013 07:44:34 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c2ea801328891e4523e6c28aad0300c/tumblr_mm4la7UwwK1rdetn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Need This Too.</p>http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50648142750http://breathingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50648142750Fri, 17 May 2013 07:28:50 -0500