a stack of open books

notes, quotes, questions, & thoughts …

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others, to be read but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.


I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.

assorted bookmarks