March 1, 2011

Tuesday Testimonial: Minds Alive on the Shelves



These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.  From each of them goes out its own voice... and just as the touch of a button on our set will fill the room with music, so by taking down one of these volumes and opening it, one can call into range the voice of a man far distant in time and space, and hear him speaking to us, mind to mind, heart to heart.  ~Gilbert Highet


I wonder if this is why being surrounded by my favorite books is like being surrounded by friends.


And, I wouldn't recommend this particular bookshelf arrangement if you live in an earthquake zone. Or that lamp, either. Ouch.

5 comments:

Kate said...

And I was just thinking, I love that room!

Krista said...

Me, too! And then the mom in me cringed. Darn mom.

Stephanie Black said...

Great quote! But since I live in California, I'll skip arranging my books like that . . .

Shari said...

I LOVE your quote. I love the room, too, but that won't work for me, either. Otherwise, I'd have head trauma from all the books and the lamp. Such a bummer.

Maggie said...

That room makes me think of a summer vacation with nothing to do but read and relax. Ahh. Someday.

I found your blog on the list of awesome authors on LDS Womens Book Review. Your books sound like wonderful reads!

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