#stillreading

«… Yet not the more could I define that sentiment, or analyze, or even steadily view it. I recognised it, let me repeat, sometimes in the survey of a rapidly-growing vine—in the contemplation of a moth, a butterfly, a chrysalis, a stream of running water. I have felt it in the ocean; in the falling of a meteor. I have felt it in the glances of unusually aged people…» (Ligeia) ~ «I am always displeased by circumstances for which I cannot account. Mysteries force a man to think, and so injure his health.» (Never Bet the Devil Your Head) ~ #StillReading: #TheCompleteStories by #EdgarAllanPoe. I'm pretty much enjoying this tome—it offers a long and uncanny yet enthralling, multifaceted adventure. Almost all of the stories are interesting; however, I must say that a few of them are just too absurd or obscure. Besides, I skimmed through most of "The Unparalleled Adventure of Hans One Pfaall" and "The Journal of Julius Rodman", an unfinished novel, both of which I think were not interesting enough to force myself to read thoroughly as there were more celebrated stories in the further pages which I was looking forward to. But still, #Poe's excellent imagination, wit and masterly plots shine through many of the stories, such as "#TheFallOfTheHouseOfUsher", "#TheMurdersInTheRueMorgue", "#TheMasqueOfTheRedDeath", "#WilliamWilson", and "#TheManThatWasUsedUp". ~ «Funds even the most ample, are not always everlasting…» (King Pest) ~ «… I know not how it was—but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasurable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.» (The Fall of the House of Usher) ~ «… But, plans even the most skilfully matured, are often thwarted in the outset of their application…» (Bon-Bon/The Bargain Lost) ~ #EAPoe #EdgarPoe #stories #CompleteStories #BütünHikayeleri #gothic #horror #macabre #gothicfiction #americanliterature #books #bookstagram #literature #bibliophile #reading #currentlyreading #read #bookworm #booknerd #instabook #classics https://www.instagram.com/p/CWZHeGwoHHf/?utm_medium=tumblr

Gee... If only there was a political philosophy that talked about organizing our society around the practice of #mutualaid without oppressive hierarchy... #stillreading #tea https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PY8jRlo-x/?igshid=www6s3ntvikx

#Snack #stillreading #homesweethome #eatlikeatoddler https://www.instagram.com/p/B9vAQNLgTEz/?igshid=1tcx1xpxt4shd

«“Never,” said my aunt, “be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.”» (Chapter XV: I Make Another Beginning) ~ «It is no worse, because I write of it. It would be no better, if I stopped my most unwilling hand. It is done. Nothing can undo it; nothing can make it otherwise than as it was.» (Chapter XXXI: A Greater Loss) ~ #StillReading: #DavidCopperfield by #CharlesDickens. I have been enjoying this coming-of-age novel so much that it has already become one of my favourite reads of the year. The novel has taken a captivating turn especially since the introduction of Uriah Heep, an unforgettable example of Dickens' excellent and interesting characterization, as well as Agnes Wickfield, Rosa Dartle, Dora Spenlow, Miss Mowcher and Doctor Strong, all of who make the novel even more interesting and gripping than the infancy and early childhood of David. Earlier characters, such as Betsey Trotwood, Mr. Dick, Mr. Peggotty, Clara Peggotty, Ham and Little Emily, still hold an important place in the novel, and there are surprise reappearances as well. You can find lots of characters that feel like true friends in this lifelike, panoramic novel, as well as those you will despise. ~ «... I should always love her, every minute, to distraction. Lovers had loved before, and lovers would love again; but no lover had loved, might, could, would, or should ever love, as I loved Dora.» (Chapter XXXIII: Blissful) ~ «“It's in vain, Trot, to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present...”» (Chapter XXIII: I Corroborate Mr. Dick, and Choose a Profession) ~ «“Umble we are, umble we have been, umble we shall ever be”» (Chapter XVII: Somebody Turns Up) ~ #Dickens #Copperfield #Peggotty #BetseyTrotwood #UriahHeep #DoraSpenlow #AgnesWickfield #RosaDartle #Micawber #englishnovel #victoriannovel #book #books #bookstagram #bibliophile #booklove #currentlyreading #currentread #reading #read #instabook #novel #literature #bookclub #booknerd #bookworm #classics https://www.instagram.com/p/B6OHbeTg3km/?igshid=f4t1rzdf2ws6

#WhatHappensWhenYouScanNewsSitesWhileVeryTired You spend 48 seconds trying to figure out how roaches even take the SAT. #SoTired #StillReading #CockroachCoachingMightBeNicheAsFuckButWouldMakeCompellingDrama https://www.instagram.com/p/BviHvT4BUmj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a501smyszljl

Kisah Rp10.000 yang Mengubah Hidupku by Pak @josefbataona #stillreading #book #nutsread https://www.instagram.com/p/BsXXFi1gR21/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=aedfxfqgkwmt

The Winner Effect - How Power Affects Your Brain 🧠 by Ian Robertson #stillreading #nutsread #book https://www.instagram.com/p/BsU35IdAjfe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=azp3ub0bd9vl