Meagan Spooner's Blog, page 62

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"Pretty’s not the right word. She’s a knockout." —Tarver, These Broken Stars

Tarver and Jubilee, two peas in a pod. See a hot person, describe them mentally with fightin’ words.

I have three children. Eleven, five, and eight. Not in that...

I have three children. Eleven, five, and eight. Not in that order.

"What was giving you hope?"
"I couldn’t do anything else."

^ THIS. People are always like “how can fear be a good motivator for an artist? isn’t it all about not being afraid?” No. It’s about being SO afraid, because you can’t see yourself ever doing anything other than what you’re doing, that you GET SHIT DONE.

"Each discovery of science therefore adds a rung to a ladder of knowledge whose end is not in sight..."

“Each discovery of science therefore adds a rung to a ladder of knowledge whose end is not in sight because we are building the ladder as we go along. As far as I can tell, as we assemble and ascend this ladder, we will forever uncover the secrets of the universe—one by one.”

- Neil deGrasse Tyson, Death by Black Hole: and Other Cosmic Quandaries

"We fight for our home with whatever weapons we have. And if you let us, we will fight for it with..."

““We fight for our home with whatever weapons we have. And if you let us, we will fight for it with hard work, and passion, and devotion to this planet. You could not ask for a people more dedicated to making Avon what it was destined to be. If we’re only give the chance, we’ll prove to the galaxy we’re worthy of it.””

- This Shattered World

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REBLOG IF YOU WOULD WATCH THE FUCK OUTTA THE DAILY SHOW WITH JESSICA WILLIAMS

Jessica is not only a great choice because she would bring some much-needed diversity to late-night and because she’s one of the funniest people on The Daily Show, but also because she can play it straight. Most of the correspondents are over-the-top characters meant to satirize terrible reporters, but Jessica’s stories have almost all been her exposing hypocrisy and bullshit in a funny...

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Books & Cupcakes February Book Photo Challenge

Day Fifteen :: Books & Flowers

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Are there any other YA books that you recommend that involve space and space travel?

So many! Try:

-These Broken Stars by Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufman

-Salvage by Alexandra Duncan

-The Cage by Megan Shepherd (out in May)

-Black Hole Sun by David McInnis Gill

-Starglass by Phoebe North

-Inside Out by Maria Snyder

…and lots more!

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INTERSECTIONS | ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA

Winner of both the public and juried vote of Artprize 2014, Pakistani artist Anila Quayyum Agha exercises the architecture of the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Michigan by infilling it with a dynamic interplay of shadow and light. Intersections comprises a 6.5 foot laser-cut wooden cube pierced with carefully crafted patterns and illuminated from the inside, which casts expansive, lace-like geometries onto the surrounding walls, ceiling and floo...

"Fairy tales are more than moral lessons and time capsules for cultural commentary; they are natural..."

“Fairy tales are more than moral lessons and time capsules for cultural commentary; they are natural law. The child raised on folklore will quickly learn the rules of crossroads and lakes, mirrors and mushroom rings. They’ll never eat or drink of a strange harvest or insult an old woman or fritter away their name as though there’s no power in it. They’ll never underestimate the youngest son or touch anyone’s hairpin or rosebush or bed without asking, and their steps through the woods will be...