My dad gave me Volume I of the series Out of the Best Books, by Bruce B. Clark and Robert K. Thomas. I plan to work my way through it slowly - a poem or short story a day. Today I read "The Celestial Omnibus" by E.M. Forster. In the discussion section of this story the author said:
"Some people pride themselves in the books they own.... But one never owns a book by buying it. One buys merely paper and thread and printer's ink. The only way to own a book is to read it and let it digest into the blood of one's heart and the marrow of one's bones or even the cells of one's brain." (p 40, 1970 paperback edition)
Do you agree?
5 comments:
Great quote! I'm going to write it down in my book journal. I agree with the statement. Absolutely.
That was a great quote. I just started Inkheart yesterday. Already got some great quotes in there.
That's a lovely quote. I totally agree.
I agree too. The quote really jumped out at me because it just makes sense.
PS - I hope you enjoy Inkheart Laura H!
Love the quote! I agree too.
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