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“Het is mijn doel niet, vooral niet in het begin van mijn vertelling, de lezer lang bezig te houden met het beschrijven van plaatsen, landschappen of gebouwen. Ik vrees te zeer hem af te schrikken door wat zwemen zou naar langdradigheid, en eerst later, als ik gevoel dat hij voor mij gewonnen is, als ik uit blik en houding bemerk dat het lot van de heldin die ergens van 't balkon ener vierde verdiepingspringt, hem belang inboezemt, dan laat ik, met stoute verachting van alle wetten der zwaartekracht, haar zweven tussen hemel en aarde, tot ik mijn hart heb lucht gegeven in de nauwkeurige schets der schoonheden van het landschap ...”
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“Adventuring turned out to be boring. Zach thought back to all the fantasy books he'd read where a team of questers traveled overland, and realized a few things. First he'd pictured himself with a loyal steed that would have done most of the walking, so he hadn't anticipated the blister forming on his left heel or the tiny pebble that seemed to have worked its way under his sock, so that even when he stripped off his sneaker he couldn't find it.
He hadn't thought about how hot the sun would be either. When he put together his bunch of provisions, he never thought about bringing sunblock. Aragorn never wore sunblock. Taran never wore sunblock. Percy never wore sunblock. But despite all that precedent for going without, he was pretty sure his nose would be lobster-red the next time he looked in the mirror.
He was thirsty, too, something that happened a lot in books, but his dry throat bothered him more than it had ever seemed to bother any character.
And, unlike in books where random brigands and monsters jumped out just when things got unbearably dull, there was nothing to fight except for the clouds of gnats, several of which Zach was pretty sure he'd accidentally swallowed.”
― Doll Bones
He hadn't thought about how hot the sun would be either. When he put together his bunch of provisions, he never thought about bringing sunblock. Aragorn never wore sunblock. Taran never wore sunblock. Percy never wore sunblock. But despite all that precedent for going without, he was pretty sure his nose would be lobster-red the next time he looked in the mirror.
He was thirsty, too, something that happened a lot in books, but his dry throat bothered him more than it had ever seemed to bother any character.
And, unlike in books where random brigands and monsters jumped out just when things got unbearably dull, there was nothing to fight except for the clouds of gnats, several of which Zach was pretty sure he'd accidentally swallowed.”
― Doll Bones
“Reading is first and foremost non-reading. Even in the case of the most passionate lifelong readers, the act of picking up and opening a book masks the countergesture that occurs at the same time: the involuntary act of *not* picking up and *not* opening all the other books in the universe.”
― How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
― How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
“Achtergrond Groen, ongelijkmatig dekkend, rechts boven oker over witte ondergrond.
Voorgrond IJzeren balustrade, wit en grijs.
Albasten VAAS op lage, vierkante voet, waarin:
1 Stokroos
2 Madeliefje
3 Slaapbol
4 Tuinaurikel paars-geel
5 Pioen rood
6 Tulp okergeel en lilapaars
7 Tuinaurikel bruinpaars-geel
8 Duitse lis
9 Wilgenkatje
10 Keizerskroon top
11 Ridderspoor roze
12 Afrikaantje
Linksvoor een Distelvink.
Rechtsachter een dennenbosje.
Het bladgroen is opgebouwd uit grasgroen en geel.
Wat gek toch, denkt Rachel, dat woorden me altijd zoveel dieper treffen dan beeld.”
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Voorgrond IJzeren balustrade, wit en grijs.
Albasten VAAS op lage, vierkante voet, waarin:
1 Stokroos
2 Madeliefje
3 Slaapbol
4 Tuinaurikel paars-geel
5 Pioen rood
6 Tulp okergeel en lilapaars
7 Tuinaurikel bruinpaars-geel
8 Duitse lis
9 Wilgenkatje
10 Keizerskroon top
11 Ridderspoor roze
12 Afrikaantje
Linksvoor een Distelvink.
Rechtsachter een dennenbosje.
Het bladgroen is opgebouwd uit grasgroen en geel.
Wat gek toch, denkt Rachel, dat woorden me altijd zoveel dieper treffen dan beeld.”
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