The Resolute Woman

Category: book

  • Buy a lot of books

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    We should buy a lot of books, says Umberton Eco, Italian writer and philosopher. There are those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it, Eco says. “They simply apply the consumer mentality to books. That is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love…

  • Books as medicine

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    Consider books as medicine, says Umberton Eco, Italian writer and philosopher. If books are medicine, “we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few. When you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book…

  • Too many books?

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    I am—reluctantly—trying to get rid of a few books. Too many books? Impossible, said Umberton Eco, Italian writer and philosopher. He owned 50,000 books! “”It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be…

  • Traveling with books

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    I never go on a trip without at least three books—just in case. Of course, I do a lot of arm-chair traveling with books, too. As Jhumpa Lahiri once said, “That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” –Joy

  • Joy in little things

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    I’m still cleaning, and I’ve found lot of bookmarks—additions for my bookmark collection. Some are decorated with bits of wisdom. Here’s one I like. Joy is in little things— A little cat, A little book, Time spent reading in a cozy nook. –Joy

  • The Golden Rule

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    “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” “It means this: Treat people the way you would like to be treated. It’s golden because it’s so valuable—and a way of living your life that’s so simple, it shines,” says the grandfather in Ilene Cooper’s children’s book The Golden Rule.

  • The wealth of the world

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    I am throwing away lots of papers, but I am finding a few treasures written on some of those papers. I wrote down this quote years ago when I visited the Library of Congress. “Books are the treasured wealth of the world,” Thoreau once said. –Joy

  • Good friends

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    My dog Jack is a very good friend—and so are my books! “Books may well be the only true magic,” Alice Hoffman once said. –Joy

  • Books everywhere

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    I haven’t counted my books. They are everywhere—in my study, in my kitchen, in my bedroom, in all of the bedrooms. If this quote is true, I have lived more than a thousand lives! “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one,” says George R. Martin.…

  • Keep reading

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    Yikes! I am getting rid of books. Because I have too many books. Still, it’s difficult. And, of course, I’ll keep reading—and buying more books. As Dr. Seus says, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” –Joy