Reads tagged with “books”

Henry Miller on the Meaning and Mystery of Life

“This is the greatest damn thing about the universe. That we can know so much, recognize so much, dissect, do everything, and we can’t grasp it.”

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Sign Painters: What a Disappearing Art Teaches Us About Creative Purpose and Process

“It is at the moment o f a craft’s disappearance that its cultural value suddenly becomes plain to see.”

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The Philosophy of Style: Herbert Spencer on the Economy of Attention and the Ideal Writer (1852)

“To have a specific style is to be poor in speech.”

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“Stress signified hardship, and endurance was needed to deal with it. Now … we ‘work’ to overcome stress; we don’t suffer it.”

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How Not to Worry: Century-old Wisdom on Allaying Anxiety and Living with More Ease

“We must gain victory, not by assaulting the walls, but by accepting them.”

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A Visit to William Blake’s Inn: Vintage Illustrated Verses for Innocent and Experienced Travelers

“William, William, writing late by the chill and sooty grate, what immortal story can make your tiger roar again?”

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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Behind the Bomb

From janitor to chemist, the women of Oak Ridge worked hard and talked little.

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Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls: Mischievous Vintage Illustrated Verses by Shel Silverstein, A. A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, and Ted Hughes

“Moral: Never stew your sister.”

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“Children help us to mediate between the ideal and the real.”

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Sorted Books Revisited: Artist Nina Katchadourian’s Playfully Arranged Book Spine Sentences

“Friendship: The silent places where speech ends.”

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Reads tagged with “books”

Henry Miller on the Meaning and Mystery of Life

“This is the greatest damn thing about the universe. That we can know so much, recognize so much, dissect, do everything, and we can’t grasp it.”

Sign Painters: What a Disappearing Art Teaches Us About Creative Purpose and Process

“It is at the moment o f a craft’s disappearance that its cultural value suddenly becomes plain to see.”

The Philosophy of Style: Herbert Spencer on the Economy of Attention and the Ideal Writer (1852)

“To have a specific style is to be poor in speech.”

Stress As Metaphor

“Stress signified hardship, and endurance was needed to deal with it. Now … we ‘work’ to overcome stress; we don’t suffer it.”

How Not to Worry: Century-old Wisdom on Allaying Anxiety and Living with More Ease

“We must gain victory, not by assaulting the walls, but by accepting them.”

A Visit to William Blake’s Inn: Vintage Illustrated Verses for Innocent and Experienced Travelers

“William, William, writing late by the chill and sooty grate, what immortal story can make your tiger roar again?”

The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Behind the Bomb

From janitor to chemist, the women of Oak Ridge worked hard and talked little.

Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls: Mischievous Vintage Illustrated Verses by Shel Silverstein, A. A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, and Ted Hughes

“Moral: Never stew your sister.”

A Design History of Childhood

“Children help us to mediate between the ideal and the real.”

Sorted Books Revisited: Artist Nina Katchadourian’s Playfully Arranged Book Spine Sentences

“Friendship: The silent places where speech ends.”

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Reads tagged with “books”

“This is the greatest damn thing about the universe. That we can know so much, recognize so much, dissect, do everything, and we can’t grasp it.”

“It is at the moment o f a craft’s disappearance that its cultural value suddenly becomes plain to see.”

“To have a specific style is to be poor in speech.”

“Stress signified hardship, and endurance was needed to deal with it. Now … we ‘work’ to overcome stress; we don’t suffer it.”

“We must gain victory, not by assaulting the walls, but by accepting them.”

“William, William, writing late by the chill and sooty grate, what immortal story can make your tiger roar again?”

From janitor to chemist, the women of Oak Ridge worked hard and talked little.

“Moral: Never stew your sister.”

“Children help us to mediate between the ideal and the real.”

“Friendship: The silent places where speech ends.”

View Full Site