Thoughts about
books, reading, writing, libraries and writers
BOOKS
"Of the various instruments invented by man, the most amazing is the book, all others are extensions of his body ... Only the book is an extension of the imagination and memory."
Jorge Luis Borges.
"To travel far, there is no better ship than a book." Emily Dickinson.
"Books have won more battles than weapons." Lupercio Leonardo de Argensola.
"Books are companions, teachers, magicians and bankers of the treasures of the mind.
"To travel far, there is no better ship than a book." Emily Dickinson.
"Books have won more battles than weapons." Lupercio Leonardo de Argensola.
"Books are companions, teachers, magicians and bankers of the treasures of the mind.
“Barbara Wertheim Tuckman.
"An open book is a brain that speaks, closed, a friend that waits, forgotten, a soul that forgives, destroyed, a heart that cries." Hindu proverb
"A good book is not the one that thinks for you, but the one that makes you think."
"An open book is a brain that speaks, closed, a friend that waits, forgotten, a soul that forgives, destroyed, a heart that cries." Hindu proverb
"A good book is not the one that thinks for you, but the one that makes you think."
James McCosh.
"It's a good book that opens with expectation and closes with profit." Bronson Alcott.
"There are those who cannot imagine a world without birds, there are those who cannot imagine a world without water, as far as I am concerned, I am incapable of imagining a world without books." Jorge Luis Borges.
"We are inhabited by books and friends." Daniel Pennac
"The gift of a book, as well as a gift, is a delicate compliment." Anonymous.
"A home without books is like a body without a soul". Marco Tulio Cicero
"Books, roads and days give man wisdom." Arabic proverb
"Books have the same enemies as men: fire, humidity, animals and their own content."
"It's a good book that opens with expectation and closes with profit." Bronson Alcott.
"There are those who cannot imagine a world without birds, there are those who cannot imagine a world without water, as far as I am concerned, I am incapable of imagining a world without books." Jorge Luis Borges.
"We are inhabited by books and friends." Daniel Pennac
"The gift of a book, as well as a gift, is a delicate compliment." Anonymous.
"A home without books is like a body without a soul". Marco Tulio Cicero
"Books, roads and days give man wisdom." Arabic proverb
"Books have the same enemies as men: fire, humidity, animals and their own content."
Paul Valery.
READING
"He who reads a lot and walks a lot, sees a lot and knows a lot." Miguel de Cervantes.
"Reading makes man complete, conversation is agile, writing is precise." Francis Bacon.
"Read and you will lead, do not read and you will be led." Saint Teresa of Jesus.
"I took a quick reading course and was able to read" War and Peace "in twenty minutes, I think it said something about Russia." Woody Allen.
"Reading is not killing time, but fertilizing it." H.C. Brumana
"Talking about compulsory reading is like talking about obligatory happiness.
READING
"He who reads a lot and walks a lot, sees a lot and knows a lot." Miguel de Cervantes.
"Reading makes man complete, conversation is agile, writing is precise." Francis Bacon.
"Read and you will lead, do not read and you will be led." Saint Teresa of Jesus.
"I took a quick reading course and was able to read" War and Peace "in twenty minutes, I think it said something about Russia." Woody Allen.
"Reading is not killing time, but fertilizing it." H.C. Brumana
"Talking about compulsory reading is like talking about obligatory happiness.
" Jorge Luis Borges.
"When someone reads a book or a magazine is no longer the same as it was before reading, often reading opens our imagination, brings new references or surprising delusions and helps us develop new ideas." Mariano Coronas.
"The verb read does not support the imperative". Daniel Pennac
"Literature is nothing other than a directed dream". Jorge Luis Borges.
"The less you read the more damage you do." Miguel de Unamuno
WRITING
"There are only two rules to write: have something to say and say." Oscar Wilde.
"Writing is the paint of the voice." Voltaire
"Writing is the deepest way to read life." Francisco Threshold
"Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.”
"When someone reads a book or a magazine is no longer the same as it was before reading, often reading opens our imagination, brings new references or surprising delusions and helps us develop new ideas." Mariano Coronas.
"The verb read does not support the imperative". Daniel Pennac
"Literature is nothing other than a directed dream". Jorge Luis Borges.
"The less you read the more damage you do." Miguel de Unamuno
WRITING
"There are only two rules to write: have something to say and say." Oscar Wilde.
"Writing is the paint of the voice." Voltaire
"Writing is the deepest way to read life." Francisco Threshold
"Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.”
Albert Camus.
LIBRARIES
"I always imagined that Paradise would be some kind of library." Jorge Luis Borges.
"The library is the most democratic of the institutions, because nobody at all can tell us what to read, when and how." Doris Lessing.
"By the thickness of dust in the books of a public library, the culture of a people can be measured." John Ernest Steinbeck.
"In Egypt the libraries were called the treasure of the remedies of the soul: in fact, they cured in them ignorance, the most dangerous of diseases and the origin of all others." Jackes Benigne Bossuet.
"Sorting libraries is to exercise the art of criticism in a silent way." Jorge Luis Borges.
"If you have a library with a garden, you have everything." Cicero
WRITERS
"The author who talks about his own books is worse than the mother who only talks about his own children." Benjamin Disraeli.
"I do not look for a large number of readers, but a certain number of lectors." Juan Goytisolo.
"The task of the writer is a solitary adventure and involves all the hesitations, uncertainties and surprises of any adventure undertaken with enthusiasm." Carmen Martín Gaite.
"How to write is the closest thing to a birth, I always write lying down." Luis Vidales
"I write to prevent the fear of death from adding the fear of life." Augusto Roa Bastos.
With affection
Rubén
LIBRARIES
"I always imagined that Paradise would be some kind of library." Jorge Luis Borges.
"The library is the most democratic of the institutions, because nobody at all can tell us what to read, when and how." Doris Lessing.
"By the thickness of dust in the books of a public library, the culture of a people can be measured." John Ernest Steinbeck.
"In Egypt the libraries were called the treasure of the remedies of the soul: in fact, they cured in them ignorance, the most dangerous of diseases and the origin of all others." Jackes Benigne Bossuet.
"Sorting libraries is to exercise the art of criticism in a silent way." Jorge Luis Borges.
"If you have a library with a garden, you have everything." Cicero
WRITERS
"The author who talks about his own books is worse than the mother who only talks about his own children." Benjamin Disraeli.
"I do not look for a large number of readers, but a certain number of lectors." Juan Goytisolo.
"The task of the writer is a solitary adventure and involves all the hesitations, uncertainties and surprises of any adventure undertaken with enthusiasm." Carmen Martín Gaite.
"How to write is the closest thing to a birth, I always write lying down." Luis Vidales
"I write to prevent the fear of death from adding the fear of life." Augusto Roa Bastos.
With affection
Rubén
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