Tales and Thoughts from a Hobbit on The Road
"Give me Harry Potter," said Voldemort's voice, "and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded." From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter Thirty-one, "The Battle of Hogwarts" Bloody hell and Merlin's beard! It's happened. I have finished the... Continue Reading →
"My bride is here," he said, again drawing me to him, "because my equal is here, and my likeness. Jane, will you marry me?" "...Am I a liar in your eyes?" he asked, passionately. "Little sceptic, you shall be convinced. What love have I for Miss Ingram? None: and that you know. What love has... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone! I was nominated for a book tag recently. Well... Alright, I wasn't technically "nominated," but Jessica at The Bookworm Chronicles invited everyone who read her post to join in, so...here I am. This is such a fun tag that I couldn't resist, especially since its October and "things that go bump in the... Continue Reading →
"Never tell a child 'you have a soul.' Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body." George MacDonald It's happened. Yes, I have finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! And although this book is under my belt now, I still have to complete the finale...*cue drumroll, please* The Deathly Hallows! And, let me... Continue Reading →
Good morning, friends! Today I'm going a little off of my usual topics and am planning on diving in to one of my favorite but hitherto unexplored loves: Marvel. I remember the first time my parents suggested watching The Avengers when I was twelve years old. To a girl who had always found superhero movies boring... Continue Reading →
Canterbury: The king is full of grace and fair regard. Ely: And a true lover of the holy Church. Canterbury: The courses of his youth promised it not. The breath no sooner left his father's body But that his wildness, mortified in him, Seemed to die too; yea, at that very moment Consideration like an... Continue Reading →
Hullo, my friends! As predicted, I have recently finished the fifth installment in the Harry Potter book series: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Wow. Honestly, all I can really say after reading this book is just wow. But, not to worry! I won't limit this delicious opportunity to dissect and analyze a book... Continue Reading →
"We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize that we only have one." - Tom Hiddleston Nota bene: nobody knows who said that first, but I heard Hiddleston say it, so I'm just going to attribute it to him. *Fistbump* Anyway, I've been having a glorious day today; I mean, absolutely glorious.... Continue Reading →
The sensualist, I'll allow ye, begins by pursuing a real pleasure, though a small one. His sin is the less. But the time comes when, though the pleasure becomes less and less and the craving fiercer and fiercer, and though he knows that joy can never come that way, yet he prefers to joy the... Continue Reading →
