In honor of Independent Bookstore Day, a meditation on books from Bird by Bird
by Anne Lamott:
“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth.
What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper
unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and
quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are
to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean…”