Caroline Starr Rose

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Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.
— Joseph Addison

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  1. Natalie Aguirre says

    September 20, 2010 at 11:06 am

    That comment is so true. I mostly pick reading over watching TV. So much more enjoyable.

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  2. salarsenッ says

    September 20, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    Thanks for the inspiring quote. Very true.

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  3. Piedmont Writer says

    September 20, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    I like that – “useful”

    I never asked, how was your move? Are you happily ensconced out west? I saw the pictures of the puppy, so cute. Hope everything is going well for you and your book.

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  4. Tamika: says

    September 20, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    Oooh I agree! I love that reading great prose stimulates my creativity!

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  5. Sara B. Larson says

    September 20, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    I love it! So true!

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  6. Shannon O'Donnell says

    September 21, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    Absolutely! 🙂

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  7. Susan Kaye Quinn says

    September 21, 2010 at 9:07 pm

    I love that quote! And doubly true for writers. 🙂

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