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Reading is a sage way to bump up against life. Reading may be an escape, but it is not an escape from my own life and problems. It is an escape from the narrow boundaries of being only me. Reading in some wonderful ways helps me find out who I am. When she was a young girl Patricia MacLachlan's mother encouraged her to "read a book and find out who you are." And it is true that in some ways reading defines me as it refines me. Reading enlarges my vision of the world; it helps me understand someone who is different from me. It makes me bigger on the inside. We tend to see the world from our own perspective; it is good to see it from the eyes of others. Good literature helps me understand who I am in relation to what others experience. Far from being an escape from reality, good literature is a window into reality. I read to feel life. ↗
Books are love letters (or apologies) passed between us, adding a layer of conversation beyond our spoken words. ↗
حينما لا تملك القدرة على المكوث بزمن الجهل والإنحطاط ! وحينما يصعب عليك أن تقف في مسرح الحياة كالشيطان الأخرس العاجز عن التفوه بكلمة الحق ، وحينما تختلف بمبادئك عنهم ! وحينما يغفو الضمير بداخلهم .. بل قد يكون في سبات عميق أبداً لا يفيق بينما ضميرك أنت ! حي أينما كنت .. بينما ضميرك يعجز أن يأخذ قيلولته بعيداً عن عقلك ، بعيداً عن نفسك ، بعيداً عن نبضك ! عندها تكون ياعزيزي أقرب إلى الجنون ، ↗
Aurum, argentum, gemmae, purpurea vestis, marmorea domus, cultus ager, pietae tabulae, phaleratus sonipes, caeteraque id genus mutam habent et superficiariam voluptatem: libri medullitus delectant, colloquuntur, consulunt, et viva quadam nobis atque arguta familiaritate junguntur. Gold, silver, jewels, purple garments, houses built of marble, groomed estates, pious paintings, caparisoned steeds, and other things of this kind offer a mutable and superficial pleasure; books give delight to the very marrow of one’s bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy. ↗
That, incidentally, gives me the greatest possible pleasure—the knowledge that we are all linked by our friendship with a group of fictional people. What a pleasant club of which to be a member! [from the preface; on writing for people around the world] ↗
Throughout its history, the international Olympic Committee has struggled to spread its ideal of fraternity, friendship, peace and universal understanding. ↗
The reality is that a consumer culture which chucks out its iPhones for a new version every nine months is completely unsustainable, because Earth has already reached the tipping point. 'The General Strike' attempts to personalize these issues and encourage listeners to look for a new model. ↗
