I’m so thin— if I stopped eating carbs, I’d disappear!

—my mother-in-law, after I told her about my new low-carb di

Tagged: mother-in-law fml you're fat

Posted on April 17, 2012

Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.

Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights”

Tagged: wuthering heights emily bronte pride

Posted on July 4, 2011 with 3 notes

For just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there’s nothing else. It’s here, and you’d better decide to enjoy it or you’re going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever.

Lev Grossman

Posted on May 30, 2011 with 1 note

Don’t alter my altar
don’t desecrate my shrine
My church is the water
and my home is underneath the shady pines
Don’t underestimate the spine in a poor man’s back
when it’s against the wall and his future’s black

William Elliot Whitmore (via crossourfingers)

Posted on May 21, 2011 via Cross Our Fingers with 6 notes

Source: crossourfingers

Dear Awesome Followers…

You won’t see a lot of posts from me (oftongueandpen) for a while! I’m having a baby (a little boy!!) in a matter of weeks and I have a lot to prepare for!

I may have someone take over the blog for me temporarily; I may not— I haven’t decided yet. Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that oftongueandpen isn’t disappearing forever, so you can expect some more amazing quotes someday soon! ;)

I wish you all the best of luck, and I hope all y’all can send my giant tummy some good vibes… I want this baby to be born SOON! Hahaha!

Thanks! <3 oftongueandpen

Tagged: baby hiatus pregnancy i am giant and have swollen ankles :)

Posted on May 13, 2011 with 1 note

“Loneliness is a terrible price to pay for independence.”
—“My Brilliant Career” (film), 1979

“Loneliness is a terrible price to pay for independence.”

—“My Brilliant Career” (film), 1979

Tagged: my brilliant career film movies loneliness independence

Posted on May 8, 2011 with 13 notes

“It’s no use trying to pretend that mostpeople and ourselves are alike. Mostpeople have less in common with ourselves than the squarerootofminusone. You and I are human being; mostpeople are snobs.”

—E. E. Cummings

Tagged: E. E. Cummings poetry people

Posted on May 8, 2011 with 2 notes

I hate to inform you
but take your last breath
this plane is going down—
It’s a terrible fall
but you kind of like the sound

from “Speculators” by L.J. Omer

Tagged: music poetry

Posted on May 6, 2011 with 3 notes

And if I told you that I loved you
You’d maybe think there’s something wrong
I’m not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one

from “Shape of My Heart” by Sting

Tagged: music sting heart

Posted on May 4, 2011

There is no end to glory;
There is no end to love;
There is no end to being;
There is no death above.

from “If You Could Hie to Kolob” by William W. Phelps

Tagged: poetry music love glory existence

Posted on May 4, 2011 with 2 notes

of tongue and pen

I’m so thin— if I stopped eating carbs, I’d disappear!

Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.

Don’t alter my altar don’t desecrate my shrine My church is the water and my home is underneath the shady pines Don’t underestimate the spine in a poor man’s back when it’s against the wall and his future’s black

Dear Awesome Followers…

I hate to inform you but take your last breath this plane is going down— It’s a terrible fall but you kind of like the sound

And if I told you that I loved you You’d maybe think there’s something wrong I’m not a man of too many faces The mask I wear is one

There is no end to glory; There is no end to love; There is no end to being; There is no death above.

Don’t alter my altar
don’t desecrate my shrine
My church is the water
and my home is underneath the shady pines
Don’t underestimate the spine in a poor man’s back
when it’s against the wall and his future’s black

I hate to inform you
but take your last breath
this plane is going down—
It’s a terrible fall
but you kind of like the sound

And if I told you that I loved you
You’d maybe think there’s something wrong
I’m not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one

There is no end to glory;
There is no end to love;
There is no end to being;
There is no death above.