Recently I blogged giving some of my favorite quotes about books. Here are a few more I didn’t have room for:
“There are worse things than burning books; one of them is not reading them.” Poet Joseph Bradsky
“A classic is a book people have heard of, but never read.” Mark Twain
“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.” Italo Calvino
“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can not read.” Mark Twain
” A great book should leave you many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should lead several lives while reading.” William Styron
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Author: Rae Longest
This year marks my fiftieth year in AAUW (American Association of University Women). The Alvin chapter was begun in 1947, and as a new, green teacher to Alvin Independent School District, I joined in 1968.
In the 80's we began a book group to share our love of reading, books,and fellowship with other women and girls who loved the same. We resurrected the group on-line in September of 2015. Eventually Powerful Women Readers folded as an on-line book club, but I kept the title and turned it into a blog. (See "Introduction,"first blog). This is my first experience at blogging or publishing anything and is becomes more fun with each blog posted.
I am currently teaching as an adjunct at The University of Houston Clear Lake. This makes my 28th year there after three years at Alvin Community College and an almost-twenty year career as a classroom teacher with Alvin Independent School District. Reading and writing are "in my blood" just like teaching is. I hope you enjoy the blog.
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Love these!
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Me too. Feel free to “steal.” I have a quote book I collect quotes in. Sometimes I just sit down and read through. It is a big help for spicing up lessons, thinking of something to blog about, and just inspiring me in general.
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lol… I do love the Mark Twain quote! Many thanks for sharing, Rae:).
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You’ve got several good ones… and I couldn’t agree more with Twain’s comments on the “classics.”
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Twain’s quote seemed to be everyone’s favorite, but then, isn’t Twain everyone’s favorite, anyway? ha!
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