And she watched the daffodils turn golden, in a burst of sun that was warm on her hands and lap. Even she caught the faint, tarry scent of the flowers.
D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover
'Good is dull. What novelist ever succeeded in making a good man interesting? . . . Evil on the contrary, is exciting and fascinating and alive. It is also very much more mysterious than good. Good can be seen through. Evil is opaque.'
Loved it!
Sometimes you just need to go to the bookstore to be surrounded by books. It's exciting and relaxing at the same time. No need to buy anything. Just smelling them and stare at the pretty covers.
[8/100] days of productivity
worked on some articles for my Substack, made a lot of progress with Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates (this book is...devastating and kinda traumatic), did house chores, and went for a walk.
Virginia Woolf, from "Cinema" in The Selected Essays of Virginia Woolf
Shakespeare's Works, 1866
[7/100] days of productivity
worked on my May wrap-up article for my Substack, that will be out tomorrow, read A LOT (I'm currently juggling 4 books), and rearranged my bookshelf.
[11/100] days of productivity
It's Monday, so...you know the gist.
Read, eat, write, repeat.