Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
The Golden Guide to Pond Life, The Golden Guide to Stars, to Rocks and Minerals, to Reptiles and Amphibians: humans are almost beside the point.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
Estele used to call these the restless days, when the warmer-blooded gods began to stir, and the cold ones began to settle. When dreamers were most prone to bad ideas, and wanderers were likely to get lost.
V. E. Schwab • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“The beauty and variety of the natural world are merely the visible legacies of endless war.”
Elizabeth Gilbert • The Signature of All Things: A Novel
ursine.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
malaprop.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
rapacious
Michael Crichton • Jurassic Park: A Novel
I praise its decentralization, and its willingness to empower booksellers at the local stores.