Book Blogger Hop: Cluttered Blogs

Does a cluttered blog have you not returning? 

By cluttered I mean too many columns, small type, too many photos, difficult to follow, etc.

It depends on whether I really like the content of the blog or like the blogger...

Generally, I'm not a fan of cluttered blogs. I don't like teeny tiny reading areas for the main body of the blog because there are multiple columns either side of the main body.
I'm not a fan of things popping out at me, constant adsense/advertising crap, tiny writing or harsh contrasts that make it difficult to read the content and leave funny patterns on my eyes after reading the blog for a while.

I like simple, functional, easy to navigate and pretty and I don't give a monkey's ass if a blog or blog article is full of pictures if they are cool, pretty and/or serve a purpose.

However, stylistic preferences aside, it's the content of the blog that matters.
You could have the best blog layout and design in the world but if I don't enjoy what you write, I'm not going to keep reading, it's as simple as that.

If I find your blog layout annoying but you write great reviews, share a similar taste in books, write articles that challenge how I think, write articles that amuse and are a blogger I like?
Then I'm going to keep reading your blog regardless of whether I like the aesthetics or not.

At the end of the day, It doesn't matter if I think a blog is messy, ugly, unwieldy or annoying.
It doesn't matter whether I think a blog's content is crap or not.
It doesn't matter whether I like the blog content but think the blogger seems like a first-class grade-A tit, all that matters is that the blogger is happy doing what they do and that THEY like the layout of their blog.
We spend way too much time on our sites to pander to someone else's preferences if they do not match our own. You have to just be true to who you are and march to the beat of your own drum and if you like harsh contrasts, advertising and clutter then crack on my fellow blogger! Crack on! I'll just do myself a favour and scroll on.
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TTT: Favourite Book Quotes

TTT Throwback! 

Pick a topic we’ve done in the past that you missed out on, or loved so much you’d like to do again!
(*Argh! The topic has changed... But I'd written and scheduled this one when it was a freebie... Oh well! I'm keeping it, lol*)

I choose to do Favourite Book Quotes.

This was such a struggle to choose just 10 and an even bigger struggle to restrict my Dr. Seuss quotes to just one because I have so many Dr. Seuss quotes that I adore... But anyways.
Behold!
Some of my top book quotes!

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.” 

― Dr. Seuss

How true is this?!

Just think how miserable life would be if you had nowhere to escape the stresses of life from...

“There is nothing we want quite as much as the thing we know we can’t have.”

- Friday Night Bites, Chicagoland Vampires book two, Chloe Neill

The grass is always greener etc. etc.
It's a sentiment that holds true for everyone and I love how beautifully stated it is here.

“Sometimes people put up walls, not only to keep people out, but also to see who cares enough to tear them down.” 

- Bad Romeo, Leisa Rayven

Truth. So much truth.

“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” 

― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

Such a beautiful sentiment that made my teenaged heart sing the first time I ever read Wuthering Heights. I still adore it and it still makes my romantic heart sing. 

“There is a reason why all things are as they are.” 

― Bram Stoker, Dracula

I believe this! Therefore, I love this!

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."

— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone

You can't have a favourite quotes thing without some Harry Potter, can you? No, no of course you can't! And this one is incredibly important. Dreams are necessary to stay sane but you can't forget to live while dreaming.

“You can live your whole life not realizing that what you're looking for is right in front of you.” 

― David Nicholls, One Day

Truth. All the truths...

"The most beautiful heart of all is the one that can still love even while it bleeds, and especially after its been broken into thousands of pieces." 

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

How beautiful is this?!

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If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.

– Lemony Snicket

How many times do you say something like, when I've done X then I can do Y and then X is done and dusted and there's always something else getting in the way of Y! Therefore, sometimes, you just gotta jump.

“The function of music is to liberate in the soul those feelings which normally we keep locked up in the heart.” 

― Sebastian Faulks, Birdsong

There is a reason music speaks to people. The reason it can save a life, break down barriers... A reason why you can enjoy a song in a language you do not speak and music that has no words. It unlocks the soul. Therefore, I love this quote!

What's your favourite book quotes?