Shards of the Line

shardsoftheline — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:25:23 +0000

shardsoftheline — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:59:43 +0000

Strolling through Topkapı Palace, I came, with not a little melancholy, to the end of my capacity for sightseeing.

The thrilling proposition of blow-up dolls (you could literally put your dick in this) lasts some men their whole lives.

Lovely Word Watch

shardsoftheline — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:05:16 +0000

tremolo; crinoline; томим

shardsoftheline — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:53:59 +0000

shardsoftheline — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:50:46 +0000

“‘You wanted to have been put through the whole thing.’

Strether again, for a moment, said nothing; he turned his eyes away, and they lost themselves, through the open window, in the dusky outer air.”

~Henry James, The Ambassadors

shardsoftheline — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:44:31 +0000

herald; supplice; иные

shardsoftheline — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:38:23 +0000

“It’s hard to accept that someone can understand you without wishing you well. At Starling’s age it hadn’t happened to her much.”

~Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs

shardsoftheline — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:07:08 +0000

shardsoftheline — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:54:32 +0000

“The Lord is my shepherd and the Director of Superbike Racing.”

~Frederick Seidel, “Fog”

shardsoftheline — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:41:54 +0000

Magari!