Bookquotes: Quotes from Books (71)

Reading was very important; the proper exercise and development of one's mind was a paramount duty. Elizabeth Von Arnim, The Enchanted April (1922) Image source: Pexels

Shelf Control #57: Maelyn by Anita Valle #fantasy #youngadult

Wednesday, 21st August--time for another Shelf Control post. Shelf Control is a weekly feature hosted by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies, and is about celebrating the books waiting to be read on your TBR piles/mountains. To participate, simply pick a book from your TBR pile and write a post about it. Link back to Lisa's page,…

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Is the spring coming?” he said. β€œWhat is it like? You don’t see it in rooms if you are ill.β€β€œIt is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine... Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden (1911)

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It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the SORCERer's Stone (1997) Image source: Pexels

Shelf Control #56: Pompeii by Robert Harris #TBR #HistoricalFiction

Wednesday the 7th of August, and time once again for Shelf Control. Shelf Control is a weekly feature hosted by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies, and is about celebrating the books waiting to be read on your TBR piles/mountains. To participate, simply pick a book from your TBR pile and write a post about it. Link…

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Books HD When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book as well as reading it - or rather, it is like living it. It makes reading so much more exciting, but I don't suppose many people try to do it. Dodie…