The Writer’s Quotation Book

I thought I’d share with you from time to time books that I love, and that you might, too. The idea came to me this morning, when, finding myself in something of a poor mood, I looked around for a book to lift my spirits. I don’t have to look far. I sit surrounded by books. I have a sort of nest in the dormer of my office and books are beside, behind, surrounding me on the floor.

I spied an old favored paperback of writer quotations– The Writer’s Quotation Book, James Charlton, editor, third e...