Book Quotes of the Week

"A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever." Louis L’Amour

"Reading is a form of prayer, a guided meditation that briefly makes us believe we’re someone else, disrupting the delusion that we’re permanent and at the centre of the universe. Suddenly (we’re saved!) other people are real again, and we’re fond of them." George Saunders

"From the reader’s view, a poem is more demanding than prose." Mark Strand

"Books make your mind sharper. Life more exciting. Spirits higher. Stress levels lower. Heart more compassionate." N.N.
[If anyone can tell me the originator of this quote, I'd be very thankful and would happily include the name.]

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