Finally. I have finished reading "A Circle of Quiet", again.
I started it earlier in the spring and laid it aside to read several other books.
Quite possibly I shall next read "A Wrinkle in Time". That will be a stretch for me, as I really do not enjoy fantasy. Although, I do very much love the non-fiction writings of fantasy writers.
My 10 cent copy of "A Circle of Quiet" continued to fall apart as read it. I will be on the look-out for a nicer copy. This one should make great decoupage paper. It is nicely yellowed.
I enjoyed nearly every word in this book, but this stood out to me:
"Far too many people misunderstand what 'putting away childish things' means, and think that forgetting what it is like to think and feel and touch and smell and taste and see and hear like a three-year=old or a thirteen-year-old or a twenty-three-year old means being grownup. When I'm with these people I, like the kids, feel that if this is what it means to be a grownup, then I don't ever want to be one."
"Instead of which, if I can retain a child's awareness and joy, and be fifty-one, then I will really learn what it means to be grownup. I still have a long way to go."
Ummm. Me too.
Until then, I shall be jotting down notes on the journey to grownupness. I think I'll titled it, "A Parallelogram of Pathos", because 'the journey to grownupness' sounds bulky.
Or something.
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I want to see something you use it on - I love her work and it seems like a wonderful way to use one of her old books.
I'm not a fan of fantasy or paranormal or any of that genre...but "A Wrinkle in Time" is well worth reading, Judy. I think you'll love it, too.
I'm not usually a fan of fantasy books, but I enjoyed A Wrinkle In Time also. I also like the first Harry Potter book. I didn't get to the others, I think one was enough for me, but it was well worth the read.
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