Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Leisa
Filed under: Be Book Wise, Quotes about Books
(Be Book Wise ~ Quote of the Day with Commentary)
“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.” ~ Mark Twain, attributed
I was at a local book fair and watched a young child eagerly run up to our booth to look at the vast array of children’s books. He spent fifteen wide-eyed minutes in the booth devouring every picture in the book he could find. His mom grew more and more impatient and tried pulling him away several times. Finally she grabbed his arm and successfuly pulled him away. The child was pleading for a book. “Please mom, just one book,” he said.
What she said next astounded me. She said, “But you already have “a” book. You don’t need more than one.”
My heart broke for that child. Doesn’t that mom want to provide a good education for a child? Doesn’t she want to feed his imagination? Doesn’t she want to provide the advantages that the knowledge contained within books could bring?
What advantage to you want for yourself? Have you read from a good book today?
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