"When I was a kid - 12, 14, around there - I would much rather have been a good baseball player or a hit with the girls. But I couldn't play ball, I couldn't dance... So, I started to draw and to write. I was... lucky that I didn't have anyone to copy, be impressed by. I had developed my own style, I was creating before I knew there was a Thurber, a Benchley, a Price and a Steinberg. I never saw their work till I was around 30." - Anna Haro
I love Shel Silverstein's writing so much. Just seeing those book covers made me smile. - Trish R
Hey, i have the missing piece! I read it whenever i feel i am a total failure (: - Mladen Srdić
I've given "The Missing Piece" as a gift to close friends who have lost someone close. It's a great sentiment to hold close. - Shellee
Lovin' that! The Giving Tree is one of the earliest books I have memory of, I still love it. And I can still clearly remember having my young mind blown by Where the Sidewalk Ends. - felix
There were my favorite books growing up. :) - Daynah
they're wonderful Daynah. Yay...long live the memory and work of Shel! <333 - Anna Haro
I memorized 2 dozen or so of his poems and used them when I was teaching. The kids loved them. He has such fun with words. And the Giving Tree is one of the most beautiful stories ever. - Charlene Kingston
If only we were nicer to it and each other. - Ňicķ
@ Nick, agreed, WE can always do better, For some reason, I have a strange optimism about life today. - Nice Fish Films
I was wondering who was counter balancing my pessimism today. ;-) - Ňicķ
Beautiful though Nice Fish Films. I agree wholeheartedly. And I also agree with Nick. It's time for me to make a personal commitment to being a better steward of the part of the world I live in...on many levels, not just the physical. - JMakesAwesomeSauce
the world is already fine, we are already whole and complete and fine as well, it is just that we pay too much attention to the mind and ego, which are basically just agitations processing stress, rather than machines of insight. the "heart" and intuition are where life is and, who we are. parked there, life is good. no matter what. ... nice post, thanks - Gregory Lent
@ JMS I was trying to write something profound in reply to your comment, but your sincerity and desire needs no further expansion. A couple of years ago I started walking around my neighborhood with a trash bag, just picking up discarded and scattered fragments of debris. Now it's become a very a part of my habit. This is a selfish act as I really enjoy just being outside, getting to know my surroundings. I keep in mind that I have a long way to go to equal the amount of trash I've left behind. - Nice Fish Films
@ Gregory you remind me of my wise friend Tom Morey, life is good! - Nice Fish Films
Just looking over the list of people who "liked" this makes my soul smile. - Nice Fish Films
I can't wait for the day that the Internet will be just as pretty. :) - possible248
Didn't I see this on an episode of Dr. Who recently? - Lindsay Donaghe
reminds me of when I was a kid and decided I was going to read all the fiction books in the library. So I checked out the first five books. Nope don't remember a one. - Ruth Ferguson
Ruth, you have no idea how glad I am to know that I'm *not* the only kid who tried to read the library! - Stupid Emoo (aka Tina)
The Seattle Central Library was my favorite thing to shoot in Seattle on my recent trip. I *love* beautifully designed libraries. - Thomas Hawk
I'd like to have every room setup as a library, I love the big old houses with the fireplaces and libraries seems very Vincent Price. My 2 favorites that I've been to ar the Biltmore Estate and JP Morgan Musuem - clarke thomas
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there is something romantic and powerful about beautiful libraries. To me they're the real world treasure chests of endless possibility. - Morgan
Whoaa..... lock me in with some food, a bed & bathroom, then throw away the key. Thanks. - Louie
I love libraries, this is a treasure. - susan mernit
Incredible, thanks for sharing. +1 Czar. - Aaron Krug
I'm oddly pleased that almost 90 people have marked this as a like. Says something about the FF community if you ask me (which of course you didn't). - Stupid Emoo (aka Tina)
This is a great list to use to add places in the world to my map of things that I still need to shoot. So many beautiful libraries. - Thomas Hawk
Whoaa! Nice finding, Derek. Thanks for sharing. - LouCypher
I've actually been to quite a few of these all across Europe, and they're even more awesome (and smell FANTASTIC) in person. Some are considerably smaller than the photos make them appear, which is always interesting (kinda like the church in the wedding scene in The Sound of Music...it's seems huge on film, but it's really this dinky little chapel filmed wide and high). Really great to be reminded of those visits. Thanks for posting this. :) - abacab
This is an awesome set of photos. Proud to see my alma mater's Riggs Library included in the list. - Ryan Kuder
at one point in my life, i moved the entire collection of books at the Peabody in Baltimore. not necessarily a fun job but it is exciting knowing that the collection will more than likely sit where i put it for the next twenty years. - Nailed Jello
Super great music sing-along blog film. The third (and last?) act released today. If you are new to this (like me), start from from Act I. - Andrew Baron
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Ok, now I'm paranoid that there is a giant Eddie Murphy body somewhere, awaiting only its head before it rises up and crushes Manhattan. - Bruce Williams
Aww, so timely, it's our 4th wedding anniversary today. This is the song we played at our reception when our flower girls & ring bearer were announced at their entrance to the reception. Thanks for posting a good memory for me :) - TheMacMommy
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