ADMIRAL OF THE NARROW SEAS: One who from drunkenness vomits into the lap of the person sitting opposite to him. SEA PHRASE.
GRUMBLETONIAN: A discontented person; one who is always railing at the times or ministry.
A thoughtful consideration of ebooks and physical books
Happy Roald Dahl Day!
This year, the 50th anniversary of James and the Giant Peach is being celebrated.
“Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” - Roald Dahl
“but I came here to hunt whales, not my commander’s vengeance” - Starbuck, Moby Dick
KYMdb - iPhone Whale
“…because fuck Robert Jordan, that’s why!”
Boyfriend’s friend read A Game of Thrones but stopped reading the series. He’s waiting for 1) his wife to read the series and tell him if A Song of Ice and Fire is any good and 2) for the series to be published in its entirety.
I now have a fear that I never even considered: the death of an author before the completion of a series.
(via literarynerd)
A beautiful animated short.
