“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” — Thich Nhat Hahn Hope everyone is enjoying their week. I am. I’m midway through “Breaking Dawn,” the fourth in the Stephenie Meyer “Twilight” series. My own kids are reading Bailey School Kids and “Scepter […]
Entries Tagged as 'Quote of the Day'
QOTD: Thich Nhat Hahn
December 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Book Geek, Quote of the Day
oh Kanye. what can I say?
November 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Quote of the Day
Just came across this quote from Kanye West, singer/rapper and author of the newly-released book “Thank You and You’re Welcome”: “Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books. I […]
This One Has A Little Star…
October 13th, 2009 · Comments Off on This One Has A Little Star… · Author! Author!, Quote of the Day
“Hello, hello. Are you there? Hello! I called you up to say hello. I said Hello. Can you hear me, Joe? Oh no, I cannot hear your call. I cannot hear your call at all. This is not good, and I know why. A mouse has cut the wire, goodbye!” — “One Fish, Two Fish, […]
QOTD: Kate DiCamillo
October 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Author! Author!, Quote of the Day
“The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.” — Kate DiCamillo, “The Tale of Despereaux, being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread”
QOTD: Dr. Seuss
September 30th, 2009 · Comments Off on QOTD: Dr. Seuss · Quote of the Day
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” — Dr. Seuss, author and illustrator (1904-1991)
What We’re Reading at My House This Week & QOTD: George Bernard Shaw
September 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Currently reading, Quote of the Day
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw, writer, Nobel laureate (1856-1950) Reading: “Tales of Ancient Greece” (Enid Blyton) “Smitten: A Kitten’s Guide to Happiness” (Rachael Hale) “I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato” (Lauren Child) “Good Morning, Gorillas” (Magic Tree House #26, Mary Pope Osborne. The series […]
QOTD: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
September 20th, 2009 · Comments Off on QOTD: Alfred, Lord Tennyson · Quote of the Day
“Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.” —Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet (1809-1892)
QOTD: Epictetus
September 16th, 2009 · Comments Off on QOTD: Epictetus · Quote of the Day
“Only the educated are free.” — Epictetus, philosopher (c. 60-120)
QOTD: On Libraries
August 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Quote of the Day
“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.”
QOTD: William T. Harris
August 12th, 2009 · Comments Off on QOTD: William T. Harris · Quote of the Day
“To be educated in any true sense of the word one must use the library and master the experiences of mankind.” — William T. Harris , 1893