“The books we read answer questions we didn’t even know we had”
Axel Marazzi
Well ain't that the truth? I am often surprised that a book I have read has taught me stuff I didn't even know I needed to know.
I can sometimes be spooked by the timing of a book- that somehow this book fell into my hands; or that it had been sitting on the shelf for ages and I gathered it up to read at just the right moment.
It makes me smile to think there might be book-whisperering fairies somewhere who sit on my shoulder and say "this one, you need to read this one, now..."
Maybe they left this sign in a garden in Tyalgum as well.
Axel Marazzi
Well ain't that the truth? I am often surprised that a book I have read has taught me stuff I didn't even know I needed to know.
I can sometimes be spooked by the timing of a book- that somehow this book fell into my hands; or that it had been sitting on the shelf for ages and I gathered it up to read at just the right moment.
It makes me smile to think there might be book-whisperering fairies somewhere who sit on my shoulder and say "this one, you need to read this one, now..."
Maybe they left this sign in a garden in Tyalgum as well.
I agree completely! So often the book fairies seem to bring me just the right one...
ReplyDeleteSo fascinating isn’t it???
Deletei'm greedy. i want that to happen more often!
ReplyDeleteI can understand why V it is pretty great when it happens!
DeleteI can definitely relate to this book quote; I often have the same feeling !
ReplyDeleteIt is such an interesting thing isn’t it Annick? And quite powerful. Go well.
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