Thursday, January 1, 2009

Book Thinking

January 1, I sit surrounded by books, good friends all,
so I know of no better post today than this one:

TO SIT ALONE IN THE LAMPLIGHT
WITH A BOOK SPREAD OUT BEFORE YOU,
AND HOLD INTIMATE CONVERSE
WITH MEN OF UNSEEN GENERATIONS—
SUCH IS A PLEASURE BEYOND COMPARE.

YOSHIDA KENKO (1340)

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