This is a pretty foundational moment

Nothing worse than a book having the movie poster cover. Anyone else actively avoid these editions?

I. JUST. WANT. THE. RECIPE. I. DON'T. WANT. FOUR. PAGES. OF. STORY. ABOUT. HOW. THIS. WAS. YOUR. AUNT. LINDA'S. FAVORITE. DISH. ON. WINTER. ESCAPES. TO. THE. MOUNTAINS.

When I open them, most of the books have the smell of an earlier time leaking out between the pages - a special odor of the knowledge & emotions that for ages have been calmly resting between the covers. Breathing it in, I glance through a few pages before returning each book to its shelf.

Murakami

It’s not that you have too many books. It’s that you don’t have enough bookshelves.

There are 31 working days left in 2024 and some of you have sworn to finish your project by then. With just 3 pages a day - that’s ~750-900 wds - you can write one first draft of a script or half a novel.

Your goal is not unreachable.

“Bookstores always reminds me that there are good things in this world.”

— Vincent van Gogh

When the game you just bought goes on sale right afterwards

Video games need a "We noticed you stopped playing this game six months ago but have picked it up again today. Here's a quick tutorial of all the basic controls you forgot and need to know in order to keep playing the game from this current point" feature

Bank account: *has money in it*

Me: “Cool I can buy this thing!!”

Bank account: *now has less money in it*

Me: “What the fuck where did my money go how did this happen?”

Of course I have friends—they’re called books, plants, and pets.