May 2013
33 posts
“Books were only one type of receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were...”
– Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (via thebooker)
HOW IT FEELS TO REDISCOVER A FAVORITE BOOK OR...
dudeinpublishing:
“One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone...”
– Carl Sagan (via stuckonthisdysfunction)
“Books aren’t all supposed to be our best friends. Sometimes they’re supposed to...”
– Kevin Smokler (via millionsmillions)
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“Great writers are the voice in our head telling us what we already know. So at...”
– Nadeem Aslam
“Books have to be heavy because the whole world’s inside them.”
– Cornelia Funke, Inkheart (via thebooker)
When someone hands me my purse and I have to...
lifeinsmallpresspublishing:
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“We don’t want to feel less when we have finished a book; we want to feel...”
– Madeline L’Engle, from Walking on Water
“Books are not only the arbitrary sum of our dreams, and our memory. They also...”
– Susan Sontag, A Letter to Borges (via bookshavepores)
“Reading is a very sweet obscenity. Who can understand sweetness if they never...”
– Alessandro Baricco - Lands of Glass (translated and submitted by janusbifrons)
“A good book invites you to sever your connection with the real world and come...”
– Janet Potter, “What Should I Read On Vacation?: A Question I Never Took Lightly Again.” (via millionsmillions)
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April 2013
61 posts
“A sure sign of a good book is that you like it more the older you get.”
– Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (via literaryescapist)
Different Kinds of Readers.
The Devourer: Each book is a snack for this kind of reader--but it doesn't mean that s/he won't enjoy each book just as much.
The Lover: Books read by this kind of reader are read in hidden, stolen moments at the most unexpected times.
The Slow Dancer: Books are a treat that this kind of reader savors. Slow and steady wins this reader's race, as his/her eyes take in and taste each and every word.
The Addict: Books are a conquest to this kind of reader. S/he will buy more books than s/he can read, but s/he will ALWAYS have something to read.
The Classic: Books of the past are a gift to this reader. Prose in the style of early contemporary authors, or stories written long ago, are favorites for this reader.
The Die-Hard: Genres are a way of life for this reader. S/he finds a niche and sticks to it--veering from what s/he knows for short bursts of time.
The Advocate: This reader is a lover of books. S/he is not just a reader, but an advocate of reading--hoping that the future will contain more readers.
What kind of reader are you? Add on if you wish!
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“Books can make a difference in dispelling prejudice and building community: not...”
– Hazel Rochman
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
– Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind (via quotablebookquotes)
“People tend to find books when they are ready for them.”
– Neil Gaiman (via acelockstark)
“After years of practice, I can walk into a bookstore and understand its layout...”
– Umberto Eco (via wordpainting)
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“Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or...”
– Kurt Vonnegut
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“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love...”
– Harper Lee 