“You’ll never be alone if you’ve got a book.” – Al Pacino
Tag: books
Books
“Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.” ~ Isaac Asimov
Old Books
Thinking
Occupation: Professor
Conversation
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Public Libraries
In my world there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks. ~Henry Rollins
Books
Friend
There is no friend as loyal as a book. -Ernest Hemingway
The Eyes
Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
First Amendment
If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch. -Thurgood Marshall
Stanley v. Georgia (1969)
Feelings
Born: March 26, 1930 – Died: January 17, 2001
Occupation: Poet
November
Fear not November’s challenge bold—
We’ve books and friends,
And hearths that never can grow cold:
These make amends!
~Alexander L. Fraser (1870–1954), “November,” c.1918
People Are Best…
People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf. ~Henry Rollins
Good Books…
Read Books…
A House Without Books…
Franz Kafka
Books are a narcotic.
-Franz Kafka
Rainy Days
Books ~ Henry Ward Beecher
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
~Henry Ward Beecher
Books…
Books give a soul to the universe,
wings to the mind, flight to
the imagination, and life to
everything else.
-Plato
On Reading ~ Haruki Murakami
Jonathan Franzen Quote On Reading
Louis Carroll
What is the use of a book,
thought Alice, without
pictures and conversation?
Lewis Carroll
Robertson Davies
Born: August 28, 1913 – Died: December 2, 1995
Canadian novelist, journalist, playwright, professor and critic.
Don’t Finish Crappy Books – Chris Brogan
Saul Bellow On Libraries
801
reading enriches
the mind
Jane Austen On Reading
Library Quote By Lemony Snicket
T.S. Eliot On Libraries
Ralph Waldo Emerson On Remembering
Reading Quote By William Nicholson
Chinese Proverb
Books
Quote source: http://wordables.com
Mark Twain Quote
Quote source: http://wordables.com
The last stop: America’s disappearing roadside rest stops
The last stop: America’s disappearing roadside rest stops
152
Enrich
the
mind
Read
a
book
newspaper
magazine
Read
something
anything
It
beats
watching
mind
numbing
TV
146
The library
a place for
people who
cannot afford
to buy books
to borrow
and return
when finished
People also
go there to
read the
newspaper
a magazine
use a computer
Its a great
way to spend
part of a day
Tsunduko
Source: http://wordables.com
Why we read: authors and readers on the power of literature
Why we read: authors and readers on the power of literature
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She decided
that today
would be
a good time
to buy her
latte at
Starbucks
and read
a good book
which is a
good way
to pass the
time away
A book a day keeps reality away
Source: A book a day keeps reality away
Manhattan book towers
Manhattan book towers
Reading Quote
Source: http://wordables.com
Happiness – Leo Tolstoy
Source: http://wordables.com
How to get up and get dressed
Quote From Kurt Vonnegut’s Book, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Quote source: http://wordables.com
J.D. Salinger Quote On Reading A Book
Source: http://wordables.com
Reading Quote – Bertrand Russell
There are two motives for reading a book one, that you enjoy it the other, that you can boast about it.
– Bertrand Russell
Libraries – Doris Lessing
Books – George Carlin Quote
Books
In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.
-Mark Twain
Lost in the City: London’s office workers
Lost in the City: London’s office workers
The wonders of unspoilt seas
The wonders of unspoilt seas
Books
Reading Question
Tuesday Morning Quote
Tuesday Morning Quote
“When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.”
– Michel de Montaigne
Twelve of the world’s most beautiful bookshops
Twelve of the world’s most beautiful bookshops
Christopher Dawson Quote
“The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and elevated opinions.”
– Christopher Dawson
This Has Happened To Me A Few Times, And It Sucks
Anthony Trollope Quote
Chinese Proverb
A closed mind is like a closed book just a block of wood.
– Chinese Proverb
Mark Twain Quote
Paul Theroux Quote
Born: April 10, 1941
Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman – your alternative covers
Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman – your alternative covers
Malcolm X Quote
“My alma mater was books, a good library…. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”
-Malcolm X
W. E. B. Du Bois Quote
Born: February 23, 1868 — Died: August 27, 1963
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Libraries
“There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.”
-Andrew Carnegie
Literature Quote by Paul Auster
You see, the interesting thing about books, as opposed, say
to films, is that it’s always just one person encountering
the book, it’s not an audience, it’s one to one.
-Paul Auster
Writers Quote – Ernest Hemingway
The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in,
shock-proof, shit detector. This is the writer’s radar
and all great writers have had it.
-Ernest Hemingway
Books And Reading
If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you’re not considered well viewed.
– Lily Tomlin
Quote Source: Dumb.com
A Thought On A Paper Napkin
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Books
Funny Quote
Coffee and a Book
Life
Life is like a library owned by
the author. In it are a few
books which he wrote
himself, but most of them
were written for him.
Harry Fosdick
Living Room Lamp
Living room lamp, books, tables rocking chair and other things.
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Books
Even as the Internet has revived hope of a universal library and Google seems to promise an answer to every query, books have remained a dark region in the universe of information. We want books to be as accessible and searchable as the Web. On the other hand, we still want them to be books.
Gary Wolf
American Journalist
My top 10 unfinishable novels
The article is from The Guardian on line. Found it to be an enlightening read.
My top 10 unfinishable novels
Quote
Travel
Part Of My Daily Routine
Looking forward to the on line crossword puzzle. I also do the ones in books and others using a pen.
The above one is half completed.
Now it is completed.
Books
What I Did On The 4th Of July
The 4th of July has come and one, but if anybody cares as to what I did on (Democracy Day, Independence Day), was watching the rain from Hurricane Arthur come down, which started shortly before noon. It came down heavy at times, but for the most part, it was a light rain. I actually enjoyed watching the rain , in between breaks of watching TV, reading a book, and a crossword. So with a stormy holiday, I kind of enjoyed it.
All in all, it was good.
And exciting.
Books
The Mind
Reading
You’ll never be alone if you’ve got a book.
Al Pacino
Libraries
Thinking
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.
Source: tealdragon.net
Books
Feeling a lot better than I did last week, and for the next few days will be posting off and on.
Below, is a few of the books that I like to read.
Taking A Break
Since the middle of the week, I have only posted once. There’s a reason for that. I came down with the flu, and it knocked me on flat on my ass. The worst part is over with, but the nuisance part of it is still with me. The flu is wide spread throughout four states: Mass, Conn, RI & NY.
So, because of this malady, I couldn’t even spend five minutes looking at the screen, and I shut it down, and just TV, and/or read a book. With that said, I don’t know when I will be back on a regular basis.
Take care, everyone.
A Pondering Mind
Quote
New Best Seller: How To Understand Women
Note: When I took a break from blogging, the very next day, I came down with a nasty head cold. And it happened on the first day of spring. So my thinking is still bit foggy. With that said, here is a bit of humor from the email inbox.
Thought you should know that the abridged version of “Understanding Women” is finally out in paperback.
Reading
Men of power have no time to read; yet the
men who do not read are unfit for power.
— Michael Foot
Friend
When you have read a
book for the first time,
you get to know a friend;
read it for a second time
and you meet an old friend.
— Chinese Proverb
A good novel ……
Books
We
We eat
We cook
We drink
We sleep
We talk
We walk
We read
We go to school
We study
We work
We play
We travel
We write
We type
We draw
We watch TV
We go to movies
We drive
We fly
We ride
We discuss
We argue
We laugh
We smile
We cry
All the things we do or, for some people some of them.
We’re all human, and since we’re on this planet for a very short time, we should enjoy everything we do.
It’s what makes life on Earth interesting.
A Pondering Mind 2014
