Thought for the Day

To reread a beloved book after a long time away is always

a great risk. [. . .] for a book that is more than merely a favorite,

a book that has a hand in creating you, the risk of loss is even

greater. [. . .] if you were to lose that book, you would feel that

you had lost some necessary part of yourself. [. . .]

~ Margaret Renkl

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Quoted from Margaret Renkl, "I Reread a Book That Changed My Life, but I'd Changed, Too," The New York Times, June 3, 2024; Online

Margaret Renkl, Prize-Winning Writer and Author; Contributing Opinion Writer, The New York Times; Founding Editor, Chapter 16