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Home: A Little Book Of Comfort
The perfect house-warming gift for the first time buyer, or perhaps a little moving-in gift for the hopeful home-owner, this tiny tome recounts the ideologies from famous writers about that most sacred institution: the home.
128 pages, Hardcover
Published August 13, 1996
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April 21, 2011
I bought this dinky little book of comfort for 36 cents when my Big Box Boulder Borders Bookstore bit the dust. This is a gift book which has a nice little key tied onto the bookmark ribbon. I was able to read the entire book in one sitting which makes me feel very accomplished - Yippee!! This teeny tiny book is a collection of quotes accompanied by some colored drawings. Overall, I enjoyed the book and it was worth every penny I paid.
Some of my favorite quotes:
"A home says a lot about the people who live in it. Whether you have tie-dyed curtains and a mattress on the floor, or a Chippendale sofa and matching armoire, there is a special warmth and intimacy found in every home. "
- Introduction
". . . people's living space an the personal possessions with which they surrounded themselves were inevitably fascinating . . . an affirmation of identity, intriguing both in themselves and as a betrayal of character, interests, obsessions."
- P. D. James (b. 1920) English writer
"My house is a metaphor for my life: the better it looks on the surface, the more chaos I'm hiding in the drawers and closets."
-Linda Henley (b. 1951) American writer
"I had no money to buy art, so I would buy old picture frames and put them on white walls, just framing space, which I thought was beautiful."
-Barbra Streisand (b.1942) American singer, songwriter, actress and director
"People create their habitation in their own image."
-Pearl S. Buck (1892-1963) American writer
"It is very difficult to understand anybody without visiting his home. Houses reveal character."
-Gilbert Highet (1906-1978) American writer
"A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it."
-George Moore (1852-1933) English writer
"Home is the place where life makes up its mind."
-Anonymous
"To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition."
-Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer
"A good laugh is sunshine in a house."
-William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) English writer
"Home is not just a place to sleep, home is where we house our souls."
-Alexandra Stoddard (b.1941) American interior designer
Some of my favorite quotes:
"A home says a lot about the people who live in it. Whether you have tie-dyed curtains and a mattress on the floor, or a Chippendale sofa and matching armoire, there is a special warmth and intimacy found in every home. "
- Introduction
". . . people's living space an the personal possessions with which they surrounded themselves were inevitably fascinating . . . an affirmation of identity, intriguing both in themselves and as a betrayal of character, interests, obsessions."
- P. D. James (b. 1920) English writer
"My house is a metaphor for my life: the better it looks on the surface, the more chaos I'm hiding in the drawers and closets."
-Linda Henley (b. 1951) American writer
"I had no money to buy art, so I would buy old picture frames and put them on white walls, just framing space, which I thought was beautiful."
-Barbra Streisand (b.1942) American singer, songwriter, actress and director
"People create their habitation in their own image."
-Pearl S. Buck (1892-1963) American writer
"It is very difficult to understand anybody without visiting his home. Houses reveal character."
-Gilbert Highet (1906-1978) American writer
"A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it."
-George Moore (1852-1933) English writer
"Home is the place where life makes up its mind."
-Anonymous
"To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition."
-Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer
"A good laugh is sunshine in a house."
-William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) English writer
"Home is not just a place to sleep, home is where we house our souls."
-Alexandra Stoddard (b.1941) American interior designer
July 29, 2022
Love the book and the pictures. I know my dear friend Barbara Strawser for many years since I was little girl. She painted so many different beautiful pictures and I always loved to look at the pictures around in her home❤️
December 5, 2021
Home is so significant; reassuring to celebrate good homes with these folksy paintings and conflicting quotes about homes.
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