This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, asks for “Top Ten Quotes I Loved From Books I Read In The Past Year Or So.” I’ve assembled a somewhat random smattering of quotes that I loved from books I’ve read so far in 2015. I jot down quotes and passages in… Continue reading Ten Quotes I Love From Books I’ve Read This Year
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Words to live by: Robert Louis Stevenson
It’s been a little while since I’ve done a Words to live by post, but I recently found this Robert Louis Stevenson quote and it completely bewitched me. It evokes the spirit of true connection with our lives and the world around us. It conjures memories of travel and adventures and the anticipation of living as… Continue reading Words to live by: Robert Louis Stevenson
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The front cover of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates displays this quote at the bottom: “This is required reading.” – Toni Morrison That pretty much sums it up. It’s the most powerful book I’ve read in a long time. I wish that everyone would read it. It’s been very well received in… Continue reading Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Words to live by: Douglas Adams
Monday was Towel Day – an annual celebration of the wonderful Douglas Adams. I first read his books in high school, and it was the first time I read books written for adults that were funny. I was instantly hooked, and have remained so. (Fellow Adams fans probably noticed that the name of my blog… Continue reading Words to live by: Douglas Adams
Words to live by: W. Somerset Maugham
Happy Friday! Today’s quote is a reminder to ‘take delight’ in the lovely things in our lives. It’s very similar to the sentiment in one of my favorite Kurt Vonnegut quotes – “I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t… Continue reading Words to live by: W. Somerset Maugham
Words to live by: Henry David Thoreau
I read Walden for the first time in college, for a course that turned out to be my favorite class I’ve ever taken: United States Intellectual History. We studied American history through the writing of the country’s brightest and most important authors. We read the Lincoln-Douglas debates. We read James Madison. We read Walden, Tobacco… Continue reading Words to live by: Henry David Thoreau
Words to live by: L.M. Montgomery
In honor of Valentine’s Day eve, this week’s quote is in celebration of my favorite literary couple of all time: Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe. It’s from the third book in the extraordinarily lovely Anne series, Anne of the Island. Unlike a Jane Austen novel or a Shakespeare comedy, L.M. Montgomery didn’t end the story at… Continue reading Words to live by: L.M. Montgomery
Words to live by: Betty Smith
Today’s quote is from one of my most favorite books, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. I love this line from the 72 year old novel, and it still fits in very well with the resurgence of the desire for mindfulness and meditation in our daily lives that many of us are seeking… Continue reading Words to live by: Betty Smith
Words to live by: George Plimpton
Quote of the Week: George Plimpton. For more inspiration from George’s adventurous life, I highly recommend the book The Best of Plimpton and the documentary film, Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself on DVD.