One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.
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To read in bed is to draw around us invisible, noiseless curtains. Then at last we are in a room of our own and are ready to burrow back, back to that private life of the imagination we all led as a child and to whose secret satisfactions so many of us have mislaid the key.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Reading in bed creates a private escape into our imaginations.
Clifton Fadiman's quote highlights the intimate and personal experience of reading in bed, likening it to a retreat into a private world of imagination. It suggests that through reading, we can reclaim the joy and comfort we experienced as children, allowing ourselves to rediscover the hidden pleasures that lie in the stories we immerse ourselves in, away from the noise of the outside world.
Themes
ReadingImaginationPrivacyEscapeBooks
In practice
Example use cases
In a book club discussion about intimate reading experiences.
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