I’m Amy and this is a blog devoted to the photography of books, reading, writing, tea, coffee, and quotes. I hope you enjoy it here :)“Fiction gives us the second chance that life denys us” -Paul Theroux | var ref = (''+document.referrer+''); document.write(''); Tumblr (3.0; @libraryshelves)http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f13a55f638ebd51f4e7cd6949e4732e1/tumblr_mn0t8n0GLb1qbs3ako1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51194454617http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51194454617Thu, 23 May 2013 21:05:31 -0500booksshelves<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1e9f69424ba73b645324f171acc2b5da/tumblr_mloh2mzqKl1rro9dco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51190225383http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51190225383Thu, 23 May 2013 20:10:23 -0500writing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b79c0a324a8f9ba97bdb4aa96e6787da/tumblr_mmiji4jZzE1qew6s4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a89401438b17ace5d3f76e0c56a65de/tumblr_mmiji4jZzE1qew6s4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51186185790http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51186185790Thu, 23 May 2013 19:15:46 -0500booksshopstackphotoset<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/61abc1aca01e47ac576e144bf808b5d5/tumblr_mkk95zp3Q61r8uavmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51182236862http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51182236862Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:43 -0500boksopen booksreading<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/050ce6f60930bd81877c85322269a270/tumblr_mlxbt9wHXE1qb0j8no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51178276059http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51178276059Thu, 23 May 2013 17:25:32 -0500shop“She fell, she hurt, she felt. She lived. And for all the tumble of her experiences, she still had hope. Maybe this next time would do the trick. Or maybe not. But unless you stepped into the game, you would never know.”<br/><br/> - <em> Sarah Dessen, <em>This Lullaby</em> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thresca.tumblr.com/">thresca</a>)</em>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51174262489http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51174262489Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:38 -0500quotesDressenquotes:motivationalquotes:life<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f4da9044ae49b39c57b2d1f33a90b784/tumblr_mmqmoebwOv1qjco8eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51170137641http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51170137641Thu, 23 May 2013 15:35:21 -0500booksLauren Oliverstack<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6gjlmAU7X1qzhokmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://teachingliteracy.tumblr.com/post/49229146593/books-left-in-the-rain-by-hkfuey97">teachingliteracy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Books left in the rain (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hkfuey97/7471232096/">hkfuey97</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51166167089http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51166167089Thu, 23 May 2013 14:40:28 -0500booksotheropen books<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1d26c2dcfe8b1f0bbf026cc7b80001b8/tumblr_mlxb99DRM11qb0j8no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51162585339http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51162585339Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:29 -0500bookscover<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a69866b81ad14337747ab0b0304dbff8/tumblr_mj5x86Snqw1qzhokmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://teachingliteracy.tumblr.com/post/44580788779/by-sullen-snowflakes">teachingliteracy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>. (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sullen_snowflakes/8529564964/">sullen_snowflakes</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51159442502http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51159442502Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50:49 -0500booksshelves<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/99f1e09d1eae429b92a9880d0571448f/tumblr_mgpk6ljqsi1rcq8g7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51156408697http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51156408697Thu, 23 May 2013 11:55:49 -0500booksbedmurakamiorwell“Do not settle for less than exactly what you want. Your heart’s desires are there for a reason. Chase them. Pursue them relentlessly. Do not lose sight of your goals. They are your very reason for being.”<br/><br/> - <em>Franki Durbin (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hellanne.tumblr.com/">hellanne</a>)</em>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51117269090http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51117269090Wed, 22 May 2013 21:05:39 -0500quotesquotes:motivational<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7fa5861644927a48cca41b13f2e27c20/tumblr_mla4p7Xpxl1qeh8rvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulbailey/8645169059/" title="The Book of Barely Imagined Beings">The Book of Barely Imagined Beings</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulbailey/">Bazzerio</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51112804322http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51112804322Wed, 22 May 2013 20:10:24 -0500bookswindowshop<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07189ad5b7fee6c2736e7c33e585b6a5/tumblr_ml10vsZBrF1qgu5b6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bookporn.tumblr.com/post/50410690180/romantic-story-by-elei-ruari">bookporn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://elei-ruari.deviantart.com/art/Romantic-story-360934134">Romantic story</a> by <a href="http://elei-ruari.deviantart.com/">Elei-Ruari</a></p> </blockquote>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51108620932http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51108620932Wed, 22 May 2013 19:15:27 -0500booksoldflowers<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fef0cf8fd827f607a0c94e5a6b79dcbb/tumblr_mmav2xWE6c1qete4ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/californi4ll/8688045850/" title="DSC_0913">DSC_0913</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51104527039http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51104527039Wed, 22 May 2013 18:20:25 -0500bookstpobawlfatfiosjohn green<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aa81a09c0cc709207bad9a49fa4c7cfc/tumblr_mk0m0rGddu1ri10ieo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cr3ased.tumblr.com/post/45913884697/explored-by-brittany-anwender">cr3ased</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>explored (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/complicatedprettythings/5245796792/in/faves-daisees/">Brittany Anwender</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51100452401http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51100452401Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:32 -0500booksshelvesgrain<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/81c6a083f9939f91dc2791b1442fec42/tumblr_mmkr4l1tLI1rkp4a5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51096257050http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51096257050Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:28 -0500bookstkam“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.”<br/><br/> - <em>Henry Rollins (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://perfect.tumblr.com/">perfect</a>)</em>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51092030160http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51092030160Wed, 22 May 2013 15:35:28 -0500quotesquotes:solitudequotes:life<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m88rd7Xims1qzhokmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>By </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/katmarvalous/7711417418/">katmarvalous</a></p> </blockquote>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51087969126http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51087969126Wed, 22 May 2013 14:40:18 -0500booksstackold<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmc13a7o681ql36ygo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thebookloverscorner.tumblr.com/post/6236303389/reaching-27-54">thebookloverscorner</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirtilla752000/5062530759/" title="Reaching (27/54)">Reaching (27/54)</a></p> </blockquote>http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51084325463http://libraryshelves.tumblr.com/post/51084325463Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:21 -0500booksshelvesMarkus ZusaktbtYann Martel