Book quote of the day, by Oscar Wilde

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." — Oscar Wilde

I like this. We are what we read. At least most of the time.

Quote of the day

"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book."

--Groucho Marx

This evening while at dinner with colleagues, they were talking about various TV shows they followed. While I do have a few that I like ("Glee," "Brothers and Sisters," "Mad Men," even "The Apprentice"...), for the most part I don't watch a lot of TV. Perhaps 4 hours a week at most.

When people ask me how I have the time to read so many books, my typical response is "you should see my house" (meaning I'd rather be reading than doing housework).

But another reality is I'd rather be reading than watching TV. No commercials. Better for your brain. Some TV is high quality, but so much of it is crap. Americans waste so much of their lives watching crap.

Book Quote of the Day

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
—Marcus Tullius Cicero

I'm guessing that not a single room in our house is lacking reading material, with the possible exception of the kitchen. (The cookbooks are stored in the hall closet, near the kitchen.)

In fact, if this quote is true, our house is jam packed with soul!

Book quote of the day

"The world was hers for the reading."

— Betty Smith