i dream in colors that don't exist.

hello, loves. i'm brooke. i live in the states, but i have a european heart. je chante souvent en francais. i want to be a bird-lion. i like art and literary goodness. i drink tea much too often. everything i see, i see in terms of metaphors, but that could just be the tea talking.

good, it’s a date.” “it’s an interview.” “first dates are interviews.

I might even argue … that the ideal book is one that we never open, since an unopened book contains our dreams, whereas an open book contains someone else’s.

—Bookseller Stephen Sparks on one of his favorite books, which he’s never actually read. (via theparisreview)

(via teacoffeebooks)

kiss me a word; i’ll reply with a sentence.
kiss me a sentence; i’ll reply with a paragraph.
kiss me a paragraph; i’ll reply with a novel.
kiss me a novel; and i’ll spend the rest of my life trying to find the words to explain how much you mean to me.

okay, i’ll just cry myself to sleep.

okay, i’ll just cry myself to sleep.