That was the thing about secrets—you had to carry them with you forever, no matter what the cost.
Kass Morgan, The 100 (via the-book-diaries)
“All education is self-education. Period.“
It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in a college classroom or a coffee shop. We don’t learn anything we don’t want to learn.
Those people who take the time and initiative to pursue knowledge on their own are the only ones who earn a real education in this world. Take a look at any widely acclaimed scholar, entrepreneur or historical figure you can think of.
Formal education or not, you’ll find that he or she is a product of continuous self-education.
If you’re interested in learning something new, this article is for you. Broken down by subject and/or category, here are several top-notch self-education resources I have bookmarked online over the past few years.
Note that some of the sources overlap between various subjects of education. Therefore, each has been placed under a specific subject based on the majority focus of the source’s content.
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everytime I see the quote “my father is the worst man alive, and I am his favorite daughter” I am filled with such dread and sadness, until I remind myself that I am my fathers least favorite daughter.
Regulus: "How mad would mum be if we shagged them?"
Sirius: "Oh she'd be thrilled."
You look so pretty, Pretty like the sun. I could watch forever While you shine on everyone.
Steve Harrington season 1: cracking open a cold one with the boys
Steve Harrington season 2: cracking open a juice pouch with the kids
We are our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.
Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker (via the-book-diaries)
the losers club @ the party about mike wheeler vs. richie tozier
Everybody has a secret world inside of them. All of the people of the world, I mean everybody. No matter how dull and boring they are on the outside, inside them they’ve all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds. Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands maybe.
Neil Gaiman, The Sandman (via the-book-diaries)
I'm a writer, a reader, and a lover of a whole lot of things. Welcome to what brings me happiness.AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/ravenclawstearoom/profileCurrently Writing: The Sun and the Moon.
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