"Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labelled 'This could change your life.'" Helen Exley
"The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one." Oliver Goldsmith
"When separated, flour, salt, yeast and water do not possess the unique properties of bread." Lyndon W. Seaross and John E. Readence
"Books - the best antidote against the marsh-gas of boredom and vacuity." George Steiner
"What holy cities are to nomadic tribes - a symbol of race and a bond of union - great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the Meccas of the mind." G.E. Woodberry
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Let me see. Which one is my favorite this week? This one: "The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one."
ReplyDeleteThat is my favourite one, as well. I think most quotes speak to different kinds of people but this one probably speaks to anyone who loves books.
DeleteHave a great week,
Marianne