William Greenleaf's Blog, page 7
May 2, 2018
Quote of the Day, 5/2/18
“Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.”
(Voltaire)
April 25, 2018
Quote of the Day, 4/25/18
“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited.”
(Sylvia Plath)
April 18, 2018
Quote of the Day, 4/18/18
“Generally speaking, books don’t cause much harm. Except when you read them, that is. Then they cause all kinds of problems.”
(Pseudonymous Bosch)
April 11, 2018
Quote of the Day, 4/11/18
“No matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don’t read is often as important as what you do read.”
(Lemony Snicket)
April 4, 2018
Quote of the Day, 4/4/18
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
(William Styron)
March 28, 2018
Quote of the Day, 3/28/18
“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
(Patrick Rothfuss)
March 21, 2018
Quote of the Day, 3/21/18
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
(Jane Austen)
March 14, 2018
Quote of the Day, 3/14/18
“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.”
(Stephen Hawking)
March 7, 2018
Quote of the Day, 3/7/18
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
(Groucho Marx)
February 27, 2018
Quote of the Day, 2/28/18
“If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.”
(Daphne du Maurier)
