they should invent a life that is liveable and a sleep that comes easy and a winter that doesn’t feel like decay and a spring that doesn’t feel like the past and a head that doesn’t hurt and a heart that doesn’t sit in your chest like a rock and a body that doesn’t hate you and a hometown that doesn’t make you lose your mind and a university that won’t kill you they should invent a me that is normal I think that would be really neat. ok good night I love you
Hi Mr. Gaiman! I’ve been seeing a lot of questions on as to why Aziraphale chose to put up a bookshop instead of a library, and I’m here to ask you a sort of the same question if you don’t mind…
Has Aziraphale ever thought of instead of putting up a bookshop, why can’t he just put all of his book collections and get a house? He would have more privacy + he wont have to deal with humans trying to buy his books. I mean, my sister lives in a house and she has TONS of books!
Aziraphale’s bookshop is like many bookshops the world over, and if you know the type you’ll recognise it.
They’re run by (mostly)gentlemen who have reached that point in their lives where they have too many books, but no desire to part with them. However, since they are taking up too much room in the house, something must be done. And since they don’t just want to give them away (books? That they own?? Just giving them away???) they do the next best thing: they sort out the books that they like the least, and they bring them down to their newly-rented storefront and set them out haphazardly along shelves and on tables, for people to come in and ogle.
There’s no rhyme or reason to the organisation of books within these bookshops. In an ideal world, no one would buy these books and the seller could continue to enjoy them at their leisure. But since renting a storefront costs money, and it turns out running a shop is something of a full-time job, they inevitably succumb to the pressure and part with those most well-worn of their treasures for a sum, so that they can continue to indulge in their book-buying habit. Still, best not make it too easy for the customers.
So they hide away the till in a dark corner and do their best to hide behind their latest novel, and hope they can get away with a meagre sacrifice to the punters each month, without losing a treasured tome.
Aziraphale’s bookshop strikes me as this type. I’m sure he’s very proud that he’s not sold a single book in years, despite being in the centre of London. You could almost call it a miracle…
Having your own personal blog is honestly quite a nice change of pace compared to Reddit. I could put a funny GIF of George Bush getting hit by a shoe on here and the worse case scenario is that no one even notices.
You put that on a big subreddit and you get your eyes gouged out and a heap of political discourse underneath your post.
the saddest thing about life is that tattoos cost many money. oh and traveling? also costs many money. video games? many money. starting a new hobby? usually many money. concerts? so many money and also good luck even getting tickets. going out and getting a fancy beverage? you know the drill.
