Monday, October 3, 2016
“If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
-Toni Morrison
Category: Literary Love
Word of the Day
Friday, September 30, 2016
Transitory \ˈtran(t)-sə-ˌtȯr-ē\ (adjective)- lasting only for a short time; tending to pass away, not persistent
: of brief duration; temporary
Quote of the Day
Friday, September 30, 2016
“Miracles happen all the time.
We’re here, aren’t we?”
-Marilyn Nelson
Word of the Day
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Erudite \ˈer-ə-ˌdīt\ (adjective)- having or showing knowledge that is gained or learned by studying; possessing or displaying impressive knowledge that hat is learned by studying (erudition)
Quote of the Day
Thursday, September 29, 2016
“To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live.”
-Dorothy West
Word of the Day
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Dexterity \dek-ˈster-ə-tē\ (noun)- the ability to use your hands skillfully
: the ability to easily move in a way that is graceful
: clever skill; ability to think and act quickly and cleverly
: mental skill or quickness; adroitness
: readiness and grace in physical activity; especially in using the hands
Quote of the Day
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
“ I am a person who believes in asking questions, in not conforming for the sake of conforming. I am deeply dissatisfied — about so many things, about injustice, about the way the world works — and in some ways, my dissatisfaction drives my storytelling.”
– Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Word of the Day
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Didactic \dī-ˈdak-tik\ (adjective)- : designed or intended to teach people something
: to describe someone or something that tries to teach something such as proper or moral behavior in a patronizing way
: intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment
: making moral observations
Quote of the Day
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Word of the Day
Monday, September 26, 2016
Propitious \prə-ˈpi-shəs\ (adjective)- likely to have or produce good results; Indicating a good chance of success; favorable.
: Favorably disposed toward someone.
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