In his book , written in 1951-2 and published in the West in 1953, the Polish poet and essayist Czeslaw Milosz paid Orwell one of the greatest compliments that one writer has ever bestowed upon another. Milosz had seen the Stalinisation of Eastern Eu...
This place is a mystery. A sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it & the soul of those who read it & lived it & dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes do...
I love so many books and authors that it's hard to name just a few, but I'm always particularly excited when new books by and come out. (And, of course, books by , and , and the rest of the Bordertown crew!) I'm impatiently looking forward to 's next...
What makes for a good marriage isn't necessarily what makes for a good romantic relationship. Marriage isn't a passion-fest; it's a partnership formed to run a very small, mundane and often boring non-profit business. And I mean this in a good way.
...While grace does do away with the need for good works, it’s grace which also makes good works truly possible. If good works don’t play into your salvation, then doing them is a sheer act of love, both for those they benefit and to God. It’s ...
Bilbo Baggins: Good morning. Gandalf: What do you mean? Do you mean to wish me a good morning or do you mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not? Or perhaps you mean to say that you feel good on this particular morning. Or are you simp...
Scholars talk books, butchers talk pigs.
Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass.
You can't tell a book by its cover.
Good things sell themselves; those that are bad have to be advertised.
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Good behavior is a virtue for the man -- bad behavior is the virtue of a woman.
The pleasure of doing good is the only one that will not wear out.
There are two perfectly good men; one dead, and the other unborn.
A good example is like a bell that calls many to church.
One bad general is better than two good ones.
They will be hushed by a good deed who laugh at a wise speech.
Bad friends prevent you from having good friends.
After bad luck comes good fortune.
Be bad to the bad; good to the good; be a flower to other flowers and a thorn to other thorns.
Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice.
