Caroline Starr Rose

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Why We Read

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I’ve never known any trouble that an hour’s reading didn’t assuage.
– Montesquieu











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  1. Natalie Aguirre says

    February 11, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    Yes, escaping into books is so great, especially when you’re having a bad day.

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  2. Heidi Willis says

    February 11, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    Indeed!!

    Still, hard to convince kids in an English class of that. πŸ™‚

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  3. Katie Ganshert says

    February 11, 2011 at 5:32 pm

    Amen!

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  4. Shannon O'Donnell says

    February 11, 2011 at 6:00 pm

    ‘Nuf said!! πŸ™‚

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  5. Joanne Fritz says

    February 12, 2011 at 3:03 am

    Oh, that is so perfect! Thanks, Caroline.

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  6. Rosalind Adam says

    February 12, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    What a lovely quote. Thanks for that. πŸ˜‰

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  7. Ghenet says

    February 13, 2011 at 10:05 pm

    This is so true!

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  8. 100 Percent Cottam says

    February 19, 2011 at 11:23 pm

    LOVE this quote, thanks! and thanks for your book recommendations over on my blog…i’m very excited to check them out!

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  9. Caroline Starr Rose says

    February 20, 2011 at 2:57 am

    I love sharing books. Please stop back and tell me what your daughter thinks.

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