Jack Kost
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Iris Murdoch, on reading and writing:
Reading and writing and the preservation of language and its forms
and the kind of eloquence and the kind of beauty which the language is capable of
is terribly important to the human beings because this is connected to thought.
– Iris Murdoch.
Monday, September 28, 2026
Things book lovers do ...
Shannon Hale, on writing:
Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.
- Shannon Hale.
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Iris Murdoch, on literature:
The most essential and fundamental aspect of culture is the study of literature,
since this is an education in how to picture and understand human situations.
– Iris Murdoch.
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Rebecca Stead, on pajamas:
Pajamas are good for the soul.
- Rebecca Stead.
I can't imagine a world without art:
Earth without art is just "eh".
- Author unknown.
Toni Morrison, on life & art:
Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.
- Toni Morrison.
Friday, September 25, 2026
Just one more chapter ... and another ... and another ...
Everybody should believe in something.
I believe I'll read another chapter.
Jackie Kennedy, on books and reading:
Love of books is the best of all.
–
Jackie Kennedy
.
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Coffee and a book ... my perfect day!
Coffee and a book ... my perfect day!
Jean Craighead George, on reading:
I love to travel, but when I really want to escape, I read a book.
- Jean Craighead George.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Go on an adventure ... simply by reading a book:
Mary McGrory, on writing:
If there is a secret to writing, I haven't found it yet.
All I know is you need to sit down, clear your mind, and hang in there.
- Mary McGrory.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Buy books ...
You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books.
And that's kind of the same thing.
George R. R. Martin, on reading:
The great thing about reading is that it broadens your life.
- George R. R. Martin.
Monday, September 21, 2026
Reading ...
Reading ...
that place where you're by yourself, but you are never alone.
Ann Patchett, on writing nonfiction:
When I wrote nonfiction, my best work was the really personal stuff.
- Ann Patchett.
Sunday, September 20, 2026
There's a lot more to writing a book than most people think ...
Alex Flinn, on inspiration and writing:
Any experience that isn't fun is probably something I will at least use in my writing someday.
- Alex Flinn.
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Collect books and build your home library:
You know you're a bookworm when your ultimate goal in life
is to have you own special library in your house.
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