Saturday, July 23, 2011

A Perfect Quote

A Perfect Quote shared by a former Borders employee.

Beautiful.

‎"But then, leaving any bookstore is hard, especially on a day in August, when the street outside burns and glares, and the books inside are cool and crisp to the touch; especially on a day in January, when the wind is blowing, the ice is treacherous, and the books inside seem to gather together in colorful warmth. It's hard to leave a bookstore any day of the year, though, because a bookstore is one of the few places where all the cantankerous, conflicting, alluring voices of the world coexist in peace and order, and the avid reader is as free as a person can possibly be because she is free to choose among them." - Jane Smiley, Victoria Magazine, August 1994


red headed book child

5 comments:

  1. Great quote - I assumed it was from a Borders employee about the closure at first.

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  2. That's so beautiful!
    Thanks for sharing it.

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  3. That is beautiful. Hope we never lose the ability to venture into a bookstore.

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  4. That is truly beautiful and totally perfect. Thank you so much for sharing it.

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