July 2012
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Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you’d...
– Brian Selznick, Wonderstruck (via thelibrarianontherun)
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sunrec:
On the Trail of the Warsaw Basilisk
Few creatures have struck more terror into more hearts for longer than the basilisk, a monster feared for centuries throughout Europe and North Africa. Like many ancient marvels, it was a bizarre hybrid: a crested snake that hatched from an egg laid by a rooster and incubated by a toad.
The basilisk of legend was rare but decidedly deadly; it was...
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Abba Poemen on condemning those who struggle with...
theorthodoxbrit:
Some old men went to Abba Poemen and asked, “If we see brothers sleeping during the common prayer, should we wake them?” Abba Poemen answered, “If I see my brother sleeping, I put his head on my knees and let him rest.” Then one old man spoke up, “And how do you explain yourself before God?” Abba Poemen replied, “I say to God: You have said, ‘First take the beam out of your...
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