Welcome to my commonplace blog

The goal of this blog is to preserve a few ideas and quotes from books I read. In the old days when books were not so readily available, people kept "commonplace books" where they copied choice passages they wanted to be able to remember and perhaps reuse. The idea got picked up by V.F.D. and it's common knowledge that most of that organization's volunteers have kept commonplace books, and so have Laura and I.

I'm sure there are many other Internet sites and blogs dedicated to the same idea. But this one is mine. Feel free to look around and leave comments, but not spam.

31 August 2011

Sarah, Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan)

Beautiful, flowing poetic writing. A short book that can be read in a couple of sittings, but which has a haunting quality that stays with the reader.


Quotes:

"One Thing," I said in the quiet of the room.
"What's that?" asked Papa, looking up.
I put my arm around Caleb.
"Ask her if she sings," I said.

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