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“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” –Rene Descartes Continue reading
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“If you spend enough time reading or writing, you find a voice, but you also find certain tastes. You find certain writers who when they write, it makes your own brain voice like a tuning fork, and you just resonate with them. And when that happens, reading those writers … becomes a source of unbelievable Continue reading
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“Reading liberates you. You could know about the world through reading.” ~ Paul Theroux Continue reading
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finished a book of essays by Lydia Davis she’s one of my favorite short story writer it was a good day to stay inside and do some reading as it is hot and very humid and more of it tomorrow Continue reading
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today is a good day to sit back and do some reading. I did go for a walk earlier and it was sunny, hot and humid. I paced myself and had no problems dealing with it. it is July and with it comes this blah weather so, I’ll cope and deal with it the best Continue reading
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“We never stop reading, although every book comes to an end, just as we never stop living, although death is certain.” — Roberto Bolano (1953-2003), “Last Evenings on Earth” Continue reading
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I started reading 4 3 2 1, a 930 page book by the late Paul Auster. I know its a slog, but I like what I have read so far. Wish me luck. All kidding aside, I will finish it. Continue reading
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“I am reading six books at once, the only way of reading; since, as you will agree, one book is only a single unaccompanied note, and to get the full sound, one needs ten others at the same time.” – Virginia Woolf Continue reading
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“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” -Oscar Wilde Continue reading
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“I think there are enormous obstacles to deep reading now. I think that the tyranny of the visual is a frightening thing.” –Harold Bloom Continue reading
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“Reading fiction not only develops our imagination and creativity, it gives us the skills to be alone. It gives us the ability to feel empathy for people we’ve never met, living lives we couldn’t possibly experience for ourselves, because the book puts us inside the character’s skin.” ~ Ann Patchett Continue reading
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“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.” ~ Logan Pearsall Smith Continue reading
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If you are reading this post as I know you are Then, I thank you for stopping by and reading it Continue reading
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I’ve been on sort of a book buying binge on Amazon. The books that I have purchased are all by one writer: Jay McInerney. I’ve been reading his books back in the 1970s on, and now I am back to buying his books again. So, I already got two of books, and 4 more on Continue reading
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“Book readers are special people, and they will always turn to books as the ultimate pleasure. Those who do not read are the unfortunate ones. There’s nothing wrong with them; but they are missing out on one of life’s compensations and rewards. A great book is a friend that never lets you down. You can Continue reading
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“When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls.” ~ John Berger Continue reading
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currently reading The Fraud by Zadie Smith I bought it from a bookstore in Oxford, Uk and the book is trade paperback as I’m not a fan of hardcover books so far its an enjoyable read Continue reading
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Sunday morning a rainy morning took a walk though it was a bit cool now relaxing have the baseball game on from London, England also plan on doing some reading Monday, its off to visit the doctor early appointment which is good and get it over with I feel great so I have nothing to Continue reading
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currently reading the Tom Wolfe classic: The Bonfire of the Vanities a great read and just about two thirds of the way through it when that book is finished have quite few more books sitting in piles waiting to be devoured Continue reading
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one of my favorite things to do is reading a good book(s) meaning I will probably one to maybe a 3-4 at a time I could be reading short story book(s) or reading an average size book which is around 300 plus pages or a 700-800 or more page book(s) I do a lot of Continue reading
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I have plenty of short story, short short story and flash fiction books what I like about them is if your pressed for time, or just don’t feel like tackling a regular book then they come in handy … Continue reading
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Summer Reading
“I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. So I still think of summer as the best time to read for fun.” ~ Margaret Haddix Continue reading
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Six Words
Read a book. Learn something new. Continue reading
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Saturday Evening Quote
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” ~ Jane Austen Continue reading
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Reading or Writing
“If you spend enough time reading or writing, you find a voice, but you also find certain tastes. You find certain writers who when they write, it makes your own brain voice like a tuning fork, and you just resonate with them. And when that happens, reading those writers … becomes a source of unbelievable Continue reading
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Writing Quote
“As every writer knows… there is something mysterious about the writer’s ability, on any given day, to write. When the juices are flowing, or the writer is ‘hot’, an invisible wall seems to fall away, and the writer moves easily and surely from one kind of reality to another… Every writer has experienced at least Continue reading
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The Mainstream Media
“I was on television a couple of years ago and the reporter asked me, “How does it feel being on mainstream media? It’s not often poets get on mainstream media.” I said, “Well I think you’re the dominant media, the dominant culture, but you’re not the mainstream media. The mainstream media is still the high Continue reading
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Books
Currently reading Atonement by Ian McEwan, and Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney. Also reading The Oxford Book of English Short Stories, and The Granta Book of Irish Short Story. All are excellent reads. Continue reading
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Reading a Poem
kick back and relax grab a book any book whatever tickles your fancy a good way to pass the time away oh, the joy of reading Continue reading
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The More You Read
“The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor.” ~ Stephen King Continue reading
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Successful Novel
“A successful novel should interrupt the reader’s life, make him or her miss appointments, skip meals, forget to walk the dog.” ~ Stephen King Continue reading
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Devoted Reader(s)
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My Book is My Home
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Reading A Novel
“When you’re reading a novel, I think the reason you care about how any given plot turns out is that you take it as a data point in the big story of how the world works. Does such-and-such a kind of guy get the girl in the end? Does adultery ever bring happiness? How do Continue reading
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Responsible Decisions
“The place of stillness that you have to go to write, but also to read seriously, is the point where you can actually make responsible decisions, where you can actually engage productively with an otherwise scary and unmanageable world.” ~ Jonathan Franzen Continue reading
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January
To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June. ~Jean-Paul Sartre Continue reading
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Reading Cartoon
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good book good coffee a comfortable place to do it Continue reading
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I heed her advice
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International Community Of Readers
“More and more the writer is aware of an international community of readers for whom dense language use and frequent local references are a hindrance. This seems obvious. I don’t decry it or criticize it – it’s just a fact.” ~ Tim Parks, Novelist Continue reading
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Looking for a book I’ve been badly wanting to read. Where do I begin?
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Reading Books
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” ~ Anna Quindlen Continue reading
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Only Way To Read A Book
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A Writer’s Life
“Reading is the creative center of a writer’s life. I take a book with me everywhere I go, and find there are all sorts of opportunities to dip in. The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as in long swallows. Waiting rooms were made for books— of course! But Continue reading
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okay so addendum
if any of readers understood my previous post you get an a if you didn’t understand it you will get an a for reading it Continue reading
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Act Of Reading
Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you’re just not conscious of the physical act of reading. ~ Frank Shorter Continue reading
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Reading A Novel
“Reading a novel is just a much more involving and intimate experience than the act of watching a film. I mean, you literally get inside of a novelist’s head, and you invest many hours to do so.” ~ Jay McInerney Continue reading
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Materials Of Knowledge
“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.” ~ John Locke Continue reading
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Good Books
“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” ~ Rene Descartes Continue reading
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Reading Is The Key
“Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg Continue reading
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“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” ~ Jane Austen
Jane Austen (2005). “Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1”, p.460, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax Continue reading
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The Joy Of Reading Fiction
That is the joy of reading fiction: when all is said and done, the novel belongs to the reader and his or hers imagination. ~ Alice Hoffman Continue reading
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R.I.P Toni Morrison
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” ~ Toni Morrison, 88 y/o – Author, Nobel Laureate Continue reading
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Okay ….
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Saturday Afternoon
eating a pear accompanied with a cup of black French Roast coffee while reading emails and blogs Continue reading
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“If the literature we are reading does not wake us, why then do we read it? A literary work must be an ice-axe to break the sea frozen inside us.” ~ Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka, Writer – Born: July 3, 1883 – Died: June 3, 1924 Continue reading
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To read a book …..
To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for a second time is to meet an old one. ~ Chinese Saying Continue reading
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Always read with a pen in your hands,… ~ Tim Parks
“Always read with a pen in your hands, not beside you on the table, but actually in your hand, ready, armed … Put a question mark by everything you find suspect. Underline anything you really appreciate. Feel free to write ‘splendid,’ but also, ‘I don’t believe a word of it.’ And even ‘bullshit.’” ~ Tim Continue reading
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“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” ~ Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes, Philosopher – B. March 31, 1596 – D. February 11, 1650 Continue reading
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Reading Quote: Maya Angelou
Easy reading is damn hard writing. But if it’s right, it’s easy. It’s the other way around, too. If it’s slovenly written, then it’s hard to read. It doesn’t give the reader what the careful writer can give the reader. -Maya Angelou Continue reading
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Time Is Never Wasted ~ Thomas Pynchon
“Time is never wasted if you remember to bring along something to read.” – Thomas Pynchon (2012). “Against the Day”, p.211, Penguin Continue reading
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William Faulkner Quote
“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.” – William Faulkner Continue reading
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Reading ~ Judith Butler
“We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.” – Judith Butler Continue reading
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Reading
“Reading liberates you. You could know about the world through reading.” ~Paul Theroux Continue reading
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Books
“Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.” ~ Isaac Asimov Continue reading
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Read Books…
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On Reading ~ Haruki Murakami
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Robertson Davies
Born: August 28, 1913 – Died: December 2, 1995 Canadian novelist, journalist, playwright, professor and critic. Continue reading
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Stephen King
Books are a uniquely portable magic. Stephen King Continue reading
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Saul Bellow On Libraries
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Jane Austen On Reading
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T.S. Eliot On Libraries
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A book a day keeps reality away
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Reading Quote
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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 Continue reading
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Libraries – Doris Lessing
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