Even the names of the books gave me food for thought.
In 1994, the average person spent $79 on books as compared to $56 on recorded music.
He said that the principal function of music was to organize the details into harmonies that were intended to make us forget that there was randomness all around us. The same, he said, could be said f...
Books connect us readers to what we cannot see but imagine, an intangible sort of wonder and magic.
Child, all books are magic. Just think,' he said, 'about what books make people do. People go to war on the basis of what they read in books. They believe in "facts" just because they are written down...
The more I read, the less I know.
One great book can change the perspective and understanding of a whole nation
I am calling it a journey because the beauty of reading is, while you are reading you are in the same phase and the same mood the book is offering for as many days you continue to read.
Peace washed through her soul in the old store surrounded by thousands of books. This was her church and her place of worship.
Reading is a breezy journey to enjoy, not a whirlwind to escape!
Every now and then, you find a book that feels like it was keyed to your DNA.
I had reached a juncture in my reading life that is familiar to those who have been there: in the allotted time left to me on earth, should I read more and more new books, or should I cease with that...
I know the mind of ancient souls by reading ancient books.
A good book is like a stream, with which we can flow slowly, playfully, it lets us savor the joy of weaving the magic of lovely thoughts, revealing the secrets of life with beautiful words.
The night I sat down to read Dostoievski for the first time was a most important event in my life, even more important than my first love. It was the first deliberate, conscious act which had signific...
If you are looking for a friend that will never change, go to the shelves, you'll find it there. It will never change and will stay the same today and forever.
For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.
Anyone who can see will see you beautiful.
Our senses and emotions are the great source of inspiration for creating compelling and interesting art pieces (books included). Each art piece, be it a book, a song, a painting, a photograph or a pro...
People open bookstores because they want their souls back.(from "Two Women" published in Do Me: Tales of Sex & Love from Tin House)
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