Tag: books

“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So...

From the outside, the practice of Yoga can seem intimidating. Pictures of slim women in Lycra, or thoughts of uncomfortably hot rooms full of...

"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be very intelligent, read them more fairy...

“It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.” ~ Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore Fiction can often seem like grasping at straws,...

“Beware of the person of one book.” ~ Thomas Aquinas There are books that steady us, that calm and soothe us, that make us feel all...

“Stories live in your blood and bones, follow the seasons and light candles on the darkest night-every storyteller knows she or he is also...

“I’m not sure what is worse, a closed mind or a closed book.” ~ Anthony Liccione Reading is the ultimate therapy, the predominant catharsis –...

“No two persons ever read the same book.” ~ Edmund Wilson There are so many good books out there with the potential to enliven the...

“You want weapons? Go to a library. Books are the best weapons in the world.” ~ Doctor Who We all know about the big spiritual...