Friday 18 September 2020

Book Quotes of the Week


"If you cannot say what you are going to say in 20 minutes you ought to go away and write a book about it." John Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon
Many people should take this to heart before boring the world out of everyone.
 
"Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love?" Orhan Pamuk, My Name Is Red
That might be an everlasting question never to be answered.
 
"Aziraphale collected books. If he were totally honest with himself he would have to have admitted that his bookshop was simply somewhere to store them. He was not unusual in this. In order to maintain his cover as a typical second-hand book seller, he used every means short of actual physical violence to prevent customers from making a purchase. Unpleasant damp smells, glowering looks, erratic opening hours - he was incredibly good at it." Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Oh, to have a bookshop for all your book collections.
 
"Reading for at least thirty minutes a day can help you live almost two years longer." N.N.
Even if that isn't true, it's time well spent.

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4 comments:

  1. That last quote is great, in that case we are all going to live well beyond 100 with the amount of books we read!

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    1. That's true. Let's celebrate our 100th birthday together. ;)

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    1. So do I. As I said, let's all celebrate together. Yay! :D

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