DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT Do not go gentle into that good night ( Read more... )

This is a Russian poem that I adore. It is so deep and so true. For me, at least. I'll be posting it in Russian (though, from what I understand, pretty much none of you can read it), and then try to translate it the best I can sometime. Maybe. It doesn't translate quite so powerfully, even with all my skills. *sigh* Well, pretty much a post for ( Read more... )

A quote and a poem for you. Both of which I've just heard for the first time recently, and both of which I absolutely adore.

"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call ( Read more... )

Movies

♥♥♥ --> I enjoyed a lot/would highly recommend watching (although not always both).
(x/10) --> My rating.
--> Links go to IMDB.

♥ I Capture the Castle (7.5/10)
♥♥♥ Vanity Fair (2004) (8/10)
♥♥♥ The Hunger Games (8/10)
♥♥♥ George Carlin: Jammin' in New York (9/10)
♥ Thor: The Dark World (6/10)
♥♥♥ Father of the Bride (1991) (8/10)
♥♥♥ ( Read more... )

~Every link leads to an entry with basic information about the book, my favourite quotes and my review.
~The image I use is the edition I read.

♥♥♥ = Personal favourites I recommend.

NON-FICTION:
♥♥♥ Dinosaurs: 10 Things You Should Know by Dr Dean Lomax. (8/10)
♥ Together Is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration by Simon Sinek (illustrated by ( Read more... )