Kit Pearson quotes

Kit Pearson quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Choosing a new book was like looking for treasure.”
-- Kit Pearson

Source : Kit Pearson (2007). “Awake And Dreaming”, p.18, Penguin Canada

#Book Quotes #Treasure Quotes

“Some men are more interesting than their books but my book is more interesting than its man.”
“And malt does more than Milton can to justify God's ways to man.”
“Chum was a British boy's weekly which, at the end of the year was bound into a single huge book; and the following Christmas parents bought it as Christmas presents for male children.”
“The buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching toward infinity...”
“As life tends to become more and more distracting, let us firmly hold on to books.”
“The selection of a book-plate is such a serious matter.”
“My reading list grows exponentially. Every time I read a book, it'll mention three other books I feel I have to read. It's like a particularly relentless series of pop-up ads.”

Source : A. J. Jacobs (2008). “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”, p.29, Simon and Schuster
“Few people, very few, have a treasure, and if you do you must hang onto it. You must not let yourself be waylaid, and have it taken from you.”

Source : FaceBook post by Alice Munro from Nov 27, 2011
“A treasure...at the top of any list of fantasy to be cherished.”
“I liked herâ€¦I really liked her. I wanted to protect her. I approached her in a gentle, playful manner, because she's so precious and I wanted to hold her in my arms because she's so carefree. She was my treasure.”

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