October 18, 2003
Reading Aloud
My good friend who is in Scotland this semester sent me a postcard with Albert Joseph Moore's "Reading Aloud" on it. She enclosed this quotation, which I thought summed it up:
A book is a friend; a good book is a good friend. It will talk to you when you want it to talk, and it will keep still when you want it to keep still - and there are not many friends who know enough to do that."
- Lyman Abbott
I inserted a jpeg of the painting in the extended entry.
Reading Aloud -- Albert Joseph Moore
i like the painting ~ who's the artist?
Posted by: ann at October 18, 2003 05:00 PMAlbert Joseph Moore, my dear friend. ;)
Posted by: Julie at October 18, 2003 05:50 PMwow--I've been accused of being a potential hermit because I used to avoid conversation with people, but rather, I would "converse" with my books and notebooks. I still do have conversations with my books and notebooks, but I have grown to love conversation of substance with real people, as well.
Yep, I'm an odd one. No doubt about that. I'm going to borrow that quote for a list I'm compiling, if that's OK. :)
Posted by: Karissa at October 20, 2003 03:09 PMSure thing, Karissa!
Posted by: Julie at October 20, 2003 06:03 PM