1. I love Juliet Blackwell’s paranormal mysteries. And she’s a member of my Sisters in Crime chapter!

    I love Juliet Blackwell’s paranormal mysteries. And she’s a member of my Sisters in Crime chapter!

     
  2. “Magic is a matter of focusing the disciplined will. But sometimes the will must be abandoned. The secret lies in knowing when to exercise control, and when to let go.”  ― Marion Zimmer Bradley,  Lady of Avalon

    “Magic is a matter of focusing the disciplined will. But sometimes the will must be abandoned. The secret lies in knowing when to exercise control, and when to let go.”
    ― Marion Zimmer Bradley, Lady of Avalon

     
  3. “Glendower: I can call the spirits from the vasty deep.Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;But will they come, when you do call for them?”  ― William Shakespeare,  King Henry IV, Part 1 

    “Glendower: I can call the spirits from the vasty deep.
    Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
    But will they come, when you do call for them?”
    ― William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 1 

     
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  5. I could not resist the temptation of mystifying him a bit, I suppose it is some taste of the original apple that remains still in our mouths.
    — Bram Stoker, Dracula
     
  6. Bram Stoker’s notes on Dracula. His handwriting is as hard to decipher as my own!

    Bram Stoker’s notes on Dracula. His handwriting is as hard to decipher as my own!

     
  7. Watching a coast as it slips by the ship is like thinking about an enigma. There it is before you — smiling, frowning, inviting, grand, mean, insipid, or savage, and always mute with an air of whispering — Come and find out.
    — Joseph Conrad
     
  8. Anais Nin puts 50 Shades in the shade.

    Anais Nin puts 50 Shades in the shade.

     
  9. Though Doyle is most famed for his Sherlock Holmes stories, he also wrote adventures and had a fascination with the paranormal after the untimely death of his son.

    Though Doyle is most famed for his Sherlock Holmes stories, he also wrote adventures and had a fascination with the paranormal after the untimely death of his son.

     
  10. Timeline of the One Ring [infographic]

    A cool visualization for Tolkien fans (and yes, I’m one of them).