tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post1545265649230799684..comments2024-03-25T09:18:22.829-05:00Comments on Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers: BOOK CLUB FRIDAY--GUEST AUTHOR LOIS WINSTONANASTASIA POLLACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-83198541149515034162013-06-14T21:32:47.162-05:002013-06-14T21:32:47.162-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Joanne and Angela!Thanks for stopping by, Joanne and Angela!Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-42289716334164096312013-06-14T18:43:23.609-05:002013-06-14T18:43:23.609-05:00I agree with number one. I like to re-read books. ...I agree with number one. I like to re-read books. It's just like having old friends over for a visit. Thanks for posting this list.Angela Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102308492358084929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-40302656621130283762013-06-14T16:53:06.305-05:002013-06-14T16:53:06.305-05:00Great list! Thanks for sharing :)Great list! Thanks for sharing :)Joanne Guidocciohttp://www.joanneguidoccio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-20639218382478725302013-06-14T14:01:50.307-05:002013-06-14T14:01:50.307-05:00Beaj, glad you were able to overcome the lazy eye ...Beaj, glad you were able to overcome the lazy eye in order to enjoy one of life's great pleasures!Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-44920514287325856912013-06-14T13:14:54.758-05:002013-06-14T13:14:54.758-05:00Loved all the comments.
I too love to read and hav...Loved all the comments.<br />I too love to read and have since childhood. When my eyes were damaged, reading with a lazy eye was very trying...but I persevered till I trained my brain to use it as the other eye does not allow me to see well enough to read. It takes me longer to read something but it's worth every minute..:)Beajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653586367904724470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-68794169471218165262013-06-14T12:35:46.753-05:002013-06-14T12:35:46.753-05:00Thanks for adding to the list, Mark!Thanks for adding to the list, Mark!Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-58251624950504945722013-06-14T12:27:03.779-05:002013-06-14T12:27:03.779-05:00I loved to read as a kid, and I still do. I grew ...I loved to read as a kid, and I still do. I grew up not watching much TV or many movies, so books were my window to the world of fiction.<br /><br />Now I watch plenty of movies and TV, but I still enjoy to read.<br /><br />While I love many of these quotes, you left out a couple of my favorites.<br /><br />The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. - Mark Twain<br /><br />Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read. Groucho Marx.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-25434436650816614862013-06-14T08:59:21.348-05:002013-06-14T08:59:21.348-05:00Marsha, I think romance authors make a profound di...Marsha, I think romance authors make a profound difference in many people's lives.<br /><br />Rayne, I'm so glad your sight was restored! I can't imagine how difficult those four years must have been for you.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-80330316826406298412013-06-14T08:46:52.900-05:002013-06-14T08:46:52.900-05:00Wonderful. Particularly loved the Chinese proverb....Wonderful. Particularly loved the Chinese proverb. <br />Since a child, I'd devour books.In my teens, I was legally blind for four years, at a time when audio books didn't exist. Although friends and family members read loud to me, I hungered for the intimacy of being alone with a book. After sight was restored in one eye, I'm never without the company of books.<br />I'm grateful for those blind years. Thy give me such a profound gratitude for the privilege and pleasure of reading.Raynehttp://www.raynegoloay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-38734722540262560182013-06-14T08:42:21.826-05:002013-06-14T08:42:21.826-05:00Lois, thanks for pulling these together Some I'...Lois, thanks for pulling these together Some I'd heard before; others were brand new. Good to be reminded of how important what we do is. Even "romance" writers make a difference in peoples' lives.Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010048187355215576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-66991330659931582902013-06-14T08:30:49.023-05:002013-06-14T08:30:49.023-05:00Nancy, I'm sure that's true for some peopl...Nancy, I'm sure that's true for some people. Others were never taught to read properly. And still others want more instant gratification and turn to TV, the movies and video games for their dose of fiction.<br /><br />Piper, I'll bet that same guy was first in line with the pregnancy horror tales whenever someone in the office announced she was expecting a baby. Some people take great pleasure in bursting other people's bubbles.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-14150737222909909872013-06-14T08:18:20.953-05:002013-06-14T08:18:20.953-05:00He ate and drank the precious words,
His spirit gr...He ate and drank the precious words,<br />His spirit grew robust;<br />He knew no more that he was poor,<br />Nor that his frame was dust.<br />He danced along the dingy days,<br />And this bequest of wings<br />Was but a book. What liberty<br />A loosened spirit brings!<br /><br />This was one of my all-time favorite poems. As a young attorney, I put a copy of it on the wall of my office. Then, one day, a colleague stuck his face through my door and said, "Hey, did you know that about ninety percent of all Emily Dickinson poems can be sung to the tune of 'The Yellow Rose of Texas?'"<br /><br />Ruinous! I couldn't read Dickinson's work without that dang tune popping into my head after that. But the underlying message about books remains strong. Pipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-89649649654128306662013-06-14T07:40:57.041-05:002013-06-14T07:40:57.041-05:00As a child and young adult, I loved to read. Then ...As a child and young adult, I loved to read. Then I got Lyme disease, and reading turned into hard work. It's still hard, but I do it in hopes that someday it will, once again, come easily. <br /><br />It could be that those who don't enjoy reading are simply not good at it. The words fall out of their heads, and they have to reread each line 5, 6, 7 times before it finds something to stick to. If I'd grown up with this problem rather than acquiring it later in life, I might hate to read, too.Nancy DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541156981472896868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-10835370299501157062013-06-14T07:19:01.241-05:002013-06-14T07:19:01.241-05:00That makes two of us, Thelma! Thanks for stopping ...That makes two of us, Thelma! Thanks for stopping by.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-30654067673896152422013-06-14T07:11:07.746-05:002013-06-14T07:11:07.746-05:00Thanks for this wonderful list !! I find it imposs...Thanks for this wonderful list !! I find it impossible to imagine a life without reading!!! Thelma Straw Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com