Judy

“A good book, when we return to it, will always have something new to say. It's not the same book, and we're not the same reader”
― Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

“You're looking for a book that reminds you why you read in the first place. One written well and that will feel like it was written just for you—one that will make you think about things in a new way, or feel things you didn't expect a book to make you feel, or see things in a new light. A book you won't want to put down, whose characters you don't want to tell good-bye. A book you will close feeling satisfied and grateful, thinking, Now, that was a good one.”
― Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

“When I find myself in a dreaded reading slump, nothing boosts me out of it faster than revisiting an old favorite. Old books, like old friends, are good for the soul. But they're not just comfort reads. No, a good book is exciting to return to, because even though I've been there before, the landscape is always changing. I notice something new each time I read a great book. As Italo Calvino wrote, "A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say." Great books keep surprising me with new things.”
― Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

“I feel certain of this: I wouldn’t be the person I am today if I weren’t a reader.”
― Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life