Cindy > Cindy's Quotes

“If you're 50 years old or younger, give every book about 50 pages before you decide to commit yourself to reading it, or give it up.

If you're over 50, which is when time gets shorter, subtract your age from 100 - the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding whether or not to quit. If you're 100 or over you get to judge the book by its cover, despite the dangers in doing so.”
― Nancy Pearl

“I just said, 'Well, the real people performing miracles every day are librarians,' and we all laughed ourselves off our chairs.”
― Nancy Pearl

“Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit either.”
― Elizabeth Zimmerman

“As I get older, I just prefer to knit. ”
― Tracey Ullman

“The best reason for a knitter to marry is that you can't teach the cat to be impressed when you finish a lace scarf.”
― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much