For me, literature is a way of enlarging myself by learning about people who are not like me.
It has long been my belief that everyone's library contains an Odd Shelf. On this shelf rests a small, mysterious completely unrelated to the rest of… - Anne Fadiman
It has long been my belief that everyone's library contains an Odd Shelf. On this shelf rests a small, mysterious completely unrelated to the rest of…
- Anne Fadiman
In my view, nineteen pounds of old books are at least nineteen times as delicious as one pound of fresh caviar. - Anne Fadiman
In my view, nineteen pounds of old books are at least nineteen times as delicious as one pound of fresh caviar.
I have always felt that the action most worth watching is not at the center of things but where edges meet. I like shorelines, weather fronts, intern… - Anne Fadiman
I have always felt that the action most worth watching is not at the center of things but where edges meet. I like shorelines, weather fronts, intern…
For me, literature is a way of enlarging myself by learning about people who are not like me. - Anne Fadiman
When I visit a new bookstore, I demand cleanliness, computer monitors, and rigorous alphabetization. When I visit a secondhand bookstore, I prefer in… - Anne Fadiman
When I visit a new bookstore, I demand cleanliness, computer monitors, and rigorous alphabetization. When I visit a secondhand bookstore, I prefer in…
It is a grave error to assume that ice cream consumption requires hot weather. - Anne Fadiman
It is a grave error to assume that ice cream consumption requires hot weather.
The action most worth watching is not at the center of things, but where edges meet. - Anne Fadiman
The action most worth watching is not at the center of things, but where edges meet.
Our view of reality is only a view, not reality itself. - Anne Fadiman
Our view of reality is only a view, not reality itself.
My daughter is seven, and some of the other second-grade parents complain that their children don't read for pleasure. When I visit their homes, the … - Anne Fadiman
My daughter is seven, and some of the other second-grade parents complain that their children don't read for pleasure. When I visit their homes, the …
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