José Saramago pelo traço de Pedro Matos / Saramago by Pedro Matos

Pedro Matos

Artista português a viver em Londres.

O céu / Heaven

“I am no theologian. I would not be surprised, however, if Heaven proved to be a cozy kitchen, where delicious treats appeared in the oven and in the refrigerator whenever you wanted them, and where the cupboards were full of good books.”

Dean Koontz, Odd Hours

A leitora de Jean Marc Nattier / A woman reading by Jean Marc Nattier

Jean Marc Nattier  (1685 - 1766)

A pontuação é poderooosa! / Punctuation is powerful

4 citações sobre bibliotecas e bibliotecários / 4 quotes about libraries and librarians

“Books everywhere! Each wall was armed with overcrowded yet immaculate shelving. It was barely possible to see paintwork. There were all different styles and sizes of lettering on the spines of the black, the red, the gray, the every-colored books. It was one of the most beautiful things Liesel Meminger had ever seen.
With wonder, she smiled. That such a room existed!”

Markus Zusak, The Book Thief "The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an act of faith in the continuity of humanity.” Vartan Gregorian “It took a bit of popcorn and a library snack bar to make me realize that being a librarian was about more than just giving people information. It was about serving a community. And if the community is hungry for more than just knowledge, then maybe it’s about time to open a snack bar.”   Scott Douglas "Rule number one: Don’t fuck with librarians.” Neil Gaiman :)

Sem fios: inconvenientes da tecnologia wireless / Wireless technology

Palavras recicladas / Reusing Words

Les mots qu'on ne dit pas, Lisa G.

Reusing Words

Don’t think you know everything,
Father said, just because you’re good
with words. They aren’t everything.
I try to say the smallest amount possible.
Instead of using them indiscriminately
I try to conserve them. I’m the only one
in this household who recycles them. I
say the same thing over & over again,
like “Who forgot to turn out the lights?
Who forgot to clean up after themselves
in the bathroom?” Since you don’t listen
I never have to think of other things to say.

Hal Sirowitz

Melody Gardot - "Your Heart Is As Black As Night"

Livros de companhia / Books for company

“Books can be possessive, can’t they? You’re walking around in a bookstore and a certain one will jump out at you, like it had moved there on its own, just to get your attention. Sometimes what’s inside will change your life, but sometimes you don’t even have to read it. Sometimes it’s a comfort just to have a book around. Many of these books haven’t even had their spines cracked. ‘Why do you buy books you don’t even read?’ our daughter asks us. That’s like asking someone who lives alone why they bought a cat. For company, of course.”

Sarah Addison Allen

Melody Gardot - "Lover Undercover"

Leituras sinistras para o Dia das Bruxas / Halloween readings

Helen Chandler lê “Drácula” com Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Dwight Frye e Edward Sloan,1931.

Melody Gardot - "Deep within the corners of my mind"

Eu já casei mas de qualquer modo agradeço / I´m already married but thank you anyway

Em tempos de Halloween, mais duas bruxas leitoras / Two witches reading

 fc08 no deviantart

Laura Tolton