I decided to start participating in Sunday Salon because I think it will give me good impetus to blog more generally about reading and reading habits, which is something this blog needs. For anyone unfamiliar, Sunday Salon is hosted by Deb Hamel at The-DEBlog.com. Here is how Deb describes the Sunday Salon: Imagine some university [...]
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——— “It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry [...]
The last day of BBAW (hosted by Amy at MyFriendAmy) is a free day to blog about anything you want. I think what I am going to do is just make a list of blogs that I’ve stumbled across this week — via comments on my blog or recommendations from the list of blogs I [...]
——— “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ——— This is, by far, my favorite Dumbledore quote of all time — it’s even the signature in all of my e-mails. Professional huh?
——— “Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire ———
There are a lot of giveaways going on for Book Blogger Appreciation Week, but the one I specifically want to tell you about is going on at Bookish Ruth. She is giving away all four books in the Sally Lockhart series, a series that I love to pieces. I was tempted not to mention it [...]
——— “Dark times lie ahead of us, and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.” — Albus Dumbledore ———
——— “There are all kinds of courage. It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ———
I cannot get the buttons for Book Blogger Appreciation Week to work, I’m not sure why, so I’m just going to have to go without them (sorry!). Basically, BBAW is an event organized by Amy at MyFriendAmy to celebrate book blogging and the community it’s created. In her welcome post to the event, Amy wrote, [...]
——— “It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ———
