I don't know who needs to hear this, but it's okay to:
-Write in books that you own.
-Buy more books than you'll ever read.
-Read whatever books that interest you.
-Quit bad books to make room for brilliant ones.
-Read books in all formats (print, ebook, audiobook).
Alex & Booksx.comI don't know who needs to hear this, but it's okay to: -Write in books that you own. -Buy more books than you'll ever read. -Read whatever books that interest you. -Quit bad books to make room for brilliant ones. -Read books in all formats (print, ebook, audiobook).
Write to express yourself, to follow your curiosity, to get to know yourself. Write to better understand the world. Write to meditate. Write to grow, to be creative, write because it’s fun.
** It turns out that Your Book actually being Just A Book is freeing. It turns out that living in a world where marigolds matter more than Amazon stars is kinda wonderful.
Sara Petersen • Some truths about writing a book
In his 1905 essay “On Reading,” Marcel Proust puts it nicely: “With books there is no forced sociability. If we pass the evening with those friends—books—it’s because we really want to. When we leave them, we do so with regret and, when we have left them, there are none of those thoughts that spoil friendship: ‘What did they think of us?’—‘Did we m... See more
Ceridwen Dovey • Can Reading Make You Happier? | the New Yorker
A letter from author Anne Lamott on the value of reading:
“If you love to read, or learn to love reading, you will have an amazing life. Period. Life will always have hardships, pressure, and incredibly annoying people, but books will make it all worthwhile. In books, you will find your North Star, and you will find you, which is why you are here.
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“If you love to read, or learn to love reading, you will have an amazing life. Period. Life will always have hardships, pressure, and incredibly annoying people, but books will make it all worthwhile. In books, you will find your North Star, and you will find you, which is why you are here.
B... See more