being a bookworm means you love to read, sure, but it's also about having this very detailed daydream about inheriting a large and mysterious gothic estate with a library that has ceiling high bookshelves and sliding ladders.
"Your fear, your terror, all of that is just love and love of the most exquisite kind, the kind which people do not admit even to themselves."
The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux
He had a heart that could have held the empire of the world; and, in the end, he had to content himself with a cellar.
The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux
The doorway you see leads to me, now. To your coming to live with me as I am. I am evil with infinite gradations and without guilt.
Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
"i'm a creep" "i'm a weirdo" ok??? i was working in the lab late one night when my eyes beheld an eerie slight for my monster from his slab began to rise and suddenly to my surprise (he did the mash) he did the monster mash (the monster mash) it was a graveyard smash
i'm a bit sick of lists of horror novels that are just stephen king and shirley jackson and the other usual suspects so i thought i'd try something
if you're look for something scary to read this halloween, you've come to the right place... 🧵
@charles_lambert If you ever get one, let me know! 😊 in lieu of that I'll tell you that the childrens home is one of my all time favorite books. I've read it over and over. Thank you for writing it.
It is madness to love someone: there is no greater feeling of estrangement than the ways in which they are different from you.
What Big Teeth, Rose Szabo
I'm going to say it. I LIKE UNLIKEABLE CHARACTERS. If someone on Goodreads complains about a character being unlikeable, that makes me likely to read the book.
I'm reading a book, not having tea with the character. I want to read books about complex, messy characters.