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Endless Gift
“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ― Garrison Keillor Picture this: It’s a rainy afternoon, and I’m feeling a bit down. Nothing seems to shake…
Travel the World
“In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own.” ― Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life Anna Quindlen is speaking the language of book…
Libraries are Better
“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” ― Anne Herbert Anne Herbert’s words are as wise as…
A Great Book
“A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon…
Read it Again
“There’s nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over. When you do, the words get inside you, become a part of you, in a way that words…
Read to Feel
“I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us.” ― Franz Kafka Kafka’s serving up some deep thoughts with this one, isn’t he?…
Book Addiction
“Books are a narcotic.” ― Franz Kafka Kafka’s dropping some literary truths, huh? He sounds like, “Books, man, they’re the ultimate addiction!” But you know what? Unlike some addictions, this…
Read what matters!
“Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every…
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