Quote: … a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. George R. R. Martin Quote: … a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones Book 1, A Song of […]
Category: Resources
Resources to Encourage & Inspire
In this category, Resources for Inspiration & Encouragement, you will find memes to make you laugh, words to rescue & use, quotes to share, and links to look-up additional information — maybe a few of our favorite bookish finds.
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Quote: Stephen King on Books
Quote: Books are a uniquely portable magic. Stephen King Quote: “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” – Stephen King For more on Stephen King, American author, see https://www.stephenking.com/ See our posts on: Booklist: 10 Books for a Reading Roadtrip Across America Book Review: European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman, Theodora Goss Book Review: A Natural History […]
Quote: Emily Dickinson “no frigate like a book”
Quote: There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away – Emily Dickinson “There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away” — Emily Dickinson, American Poet For more on Emily Dickinson, American Poet: https://poets.org/poet/emily-dickinson https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/emily-dickinson See our posts on: Booklist: 10 Books for a Reading Roadtrip […]
Quote: Walt Disney on Books
Quote: Arnold Lobel on Books
Quote: A book is like a garden, carried in the pocket
Quote: A book is like a garden, carried in the pocket. Chinese Proverb “A book is like a garden, carried in the pocket.” — Chinese Proverb Quote: One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by. Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle Booklist: Fun Summer Reads Book Review: I lost summer […]
Quote: Kate DiCamillo on Reading and Children
Reader Roadtrip: Forefathers Book Shop
Reader Roadtrip: A Treasury of American History in Centre County, PA Forefathers Book Shop 121 East Main St Rebersburg PA 16872 Phone: 814-404-0506 E-mail: KeithBierly@yahoo.com Website: www.forefathersbookshop.com Housed in a former bank building, Forefathers Book Shop is a delightful place to spend a couple of hours. In addition to the books on the shelves, there are stacks of books to […]
Booklist: 10 Books for a Reading Roadtrip Across America
Booklist: 10 Books for a Reading Roadtrip Across America Scintilla.info has been proudly international from the beginning, intentionally seeking books and authors from around the world. But we are based in the United States. Given that our country celebrates her birthday on July 4th, we decided to highlight some books that we have reviewed […]
Quote: Barack Obama on Literacy and the Knowledge Economy
Quote: Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy. Barack Obama Quote: Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy. Barack Obama Also see Quote: At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for […]