Friday 9 September 2022

Book Quotes of the Week

  

"A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read." Terry Pratchett

A good bookshop can be so much.

"Literature is frightening when it reaches the heart, gut and mind of the reader." Roberto Saviano


Frightening but comforting at the same time.

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." William Wordsworth


That's the best kind of literature.

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7 comments:

  1. I do like the idea of a good bookshop being like a black hole! It's certainly difficult enough to get back out of one if it's THAT good! [grin]

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    1. ..and it also distorts time [lol]

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    2. I always say, time travel exists only in books.

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  2. Love that Wordsworth quote! :)

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    1. That is a good one, Lark. Without our own thoughts, books are only half as good.

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    1. So do I, Sarah. Wouldn't it be nice if the hole was large enough to store all our books?

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