#ding

Before there were books, we read each other. ↗

— Lisa Cron

#women-writers #women-writers-on-writing #writing #science

Sometimes it's not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don't mean. ↗

— Bob Dylan

#wisdom #wisdom

Your joy can be the impetus that motivates others to find their way to joy. ↗

— Molly Friedenfeld

#inspiration #inspirational-quotes #joy #kindness #spreading-sunshine

He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder. ↗

— Tad Williams

#foolish #wisdom #wonder #wise

The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. It isn’t achieved by the book alone, nor by the child alone, nor by the adult who’s reading aloud—it’s the relationship winding between all three, bringing them together in easy harmony. ↗

— Mem Fox

#change

The world has a soul and whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of many things. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#language

Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war. ↗

— Aristophanes

#cities #foes #friends #high #learn

You really love to gossip, don't you?” he asked, wishing she had brought him a glass of wine. “Yes, I suppose I do,” she answered, sounding surprised at the realization. “You think that's why I love reading novels so much? ↗

— Donna Leon

#reading #love

Yo no soy tan fuerte. A mi me importa que me entiendan. Hay personas a quienes quiero comprender y quiero que me comprendan. Hasta cierto punto, pienso que es inevitable que el resto de la gnete no lo haga. Ya me he hecho a la idea. Así que no me ocurre lo mismo que a Nagasawa, a quien no le importa que no le entiendan. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life #love #understanding #life

A love affair with knowledge will never end in heartbreak. ↗

— Michael Marino

#learning #love #reading #love