Thursday, October 13, 2011

the books you love.

Live for awhile in the books you love. Learn from them what is worth learning, but above all love them. This love will be returned to you a thousand times over. Whatever your life may become, these books—of this I am certain—will weave through the web of your unfolding. They will be among the strongest of all threads of your experiences, disappointments, and joys.

R.M. Rilke
Viareggio, April 5, 1903
Letters to a Young Poet

1 comment:

Megan said...

This quote should hang above the stack of books always within reach on my table. Have I ever told you that I keep a list of my "most important life books"?