Thursday, January 1, 2009

Quote of the week for December

Hello all! Here are the quotes for December. Hope you all have a wonderful New Year! I hope to be getting back into book reviews soon! (maybe some polls too!) Have a great day!

Week 1 December

This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. ~Elbert Hubbard

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis

Week 2 December

You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend. ~Paul Sweeney

There has been only one Christmas - the rest are anniversaries. ~W.J. Cameron

Week 3 December

"Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are" is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread. ~François Mauriac

This is Christmas: not the tinsel, not the giving and receiving, not even the carols, but the humble heart that receives anew the wondrous gift, the Christ. ~Frank McKibben


Week 4 December

"I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves." ~Anna Quindlen, "Enough Bookshelves," New York Times, 7 August 1991

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? ~G.K. Chesterton

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