Looking at literature as a mirror of society.Tumblr (3.0; @linz87)http://linz87.tumblr.com/“<p>“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.”</p> <p>Thoughts?</p>”<br/><br/> - <em>Robert McAfee Brown</em>http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18843455543http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18843455543Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:21:57 -0500“<p>Quote of the day:</p> <p>“The secret of happiness is not doing what we like but in liking what we do.”</p>”<br/><br/> - <em>J.M Coetzee</em>http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18787914033http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18787914033Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:23:36 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzzpd3Y1GN1qdo62to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bookmania.me/post/18304683990/from-gone-with-the-wind-by-margaret-mitchell">bookmania</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>from <em>Gone With the Wind</em> by Margaret Mitchell</p> </blockquote>http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18493273366http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18493273366Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:47:16 -0500<p>What do people write for their first post?<br/><br/>Putting this to a group of friends this morning, suggestions included:<br/><br/>- What I had for breakfast (a cinnamon swirl and a latte for anyone who might be wondering)<br/><br/>- My favourite thing of the day (it&#8217;s only half 10 but so far would have to be the free orange juice I managed to obtain in Starbucks and the postman who passes my door with a new tune every morning)<br/><br/>- A bit about me: <br/>I&#8217;m a postgraduate student at The University of Edinburgh exploring literature as a societal vehicle. I&#8217;m aiming to use this blog as a form of research diary, uploading questions, revelations and reviews. <br/>When I&#8217;m not studying I enjoy painting, cooking and folk music.<br/><br/>Enjoy.x </p>http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18490085300http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18490085300Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:53:18 -0500““And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.””<br/><br/> - <em>Sylvia Plath</em>http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18489462546http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18489462546Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:11:12 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m04cq7D0HI1rqdj8oo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue, or pen, then you have something very special.”</p>http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18448302039http://linz87.tumblr.com/post/18448302039Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:56:31 -0500