Chelsey Philpot

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:03:56 -0400

“The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.”

- Blaise Pascal

"Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:53:39 -0400

“Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.”

- Ann Patchet

"In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on."

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:27:38 -0400

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”

- Robert Frost

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:20:53 -0400

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”

- W.B. Yeats

"Because paper has more patience than people."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:08:59 -0400

“Because paper has more patience than people.”

- Anne Frank

"The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone’s neurosis, and we’d..."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:18:32 -0400

“The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone’s neurosis, and we’d have a mighty dull literature if all the writers that came along were a bunch of happy chuckleheads.”

- William Styron

"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine..."

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:59:52 -0400

“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”

- Neil Gaiman

"It didn’t occur to me that my books would be widely read at all, and that enabled me to write..."

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:00:54 -0400

“It didn’t occur to me that my books would be widely read at all, and that enabled me to write anything I wanted to. And even once I realized that they were being read, I still wrote as if I were writing in secret. That’s how one has to write anyway — in secret.”

- Louise Erdrich

"It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words."

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:06:34 -0400

“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”

- George Orwell, 1984

"I know there is no straight road No straight road in this world Only a giant labyrinth Of..."

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:23:11 -0400

“I know there is no straight road
No straight road in this world
Only a giant labyrinth
Of intersecting crossroads”

- Federico García Lorca

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than..."

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:12:51 -0400

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

- Marilyn Monroe

"Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for..."

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:52:33 -0400

“Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.”

- Allen Ginsberg

"I think writing is, by definition, an optimistic act."

Fri, 31 May 2013 09:02:51 -0400

“I think writing is, by definition, an optimistic act.”

- Michael Cunningham

"Never say ‘no’ to adventures. Always say ‘yes,’ otherwise you’ll lead..."

Tue, 28 May 2013 09:08:07 -0400

“Never say ‘no’ to adventures. Always say ‘yes,’ otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life.”

- Ian Fleming

"Gonna change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules. Gonna put my good foot..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:19:13 -0400

“Gonna change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules. Gonna put my good foot forward and stop being influenced by fools.”

- Bob Dylan

"Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this."

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:08:57 -0400

“Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this.”

- Dave Eggers

"You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion."

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:04:25 -0400

“You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.”

- Arthur Conan Doyle

"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:08:31 -0400

“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”

- Alexander Pope

"Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine."

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:19:46 -0400

“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”

- Honoré de Balzac

"I owe everything I am and everything I will ever be to books."

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:12:11 -0400

“I owe everything I am and everything I will ever be to books.”

- Gary Paulsen