Friday, February 10, 2012

Random Quote Friday*

In which Masked Mom grabs a random hardbound journal from the shelf next to her desk, flips it open and shares (with proper attribution, of course) whatever quote her finger lands on.



"All of reading is really only finding ways to name ourselves and, perhaps, to name the others around us so that they will no longer seem like strangers."

~~Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life


*Brought to you this week by several hours spent catching up on reading other blogs and several other hours spent working on the cheerleading-themed birthday cake for Fifth Niece's (surprise!) birthday party tomorrow.

6 comments:

  1. You are pretty amazing, how you do that "catching up" thing. For some reason, I feel even more honored, when you stop in at four or five pieces, consecutively. That's dedication.

    And I believe Anna was onto something there. I don't feel as though I am talking to a stranger.

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    1. Thanks, Mark. Sometimes I feel a little silly barraging folks with comments all at once like that so it's nice to know it's appreciated, not annoying.

      And I definitely feel like we're all less and less strangers every day.

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  2. The naming that writers do fascinates me-- great quote! I so know what you mean about trying to keep up with reading great blogs, like yours.:)
    Hope that cake turned out fine!

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    1. It was a megaphone cake with pom-pom cupcakes. I was very surprised to learn exactly how time-consuming those cupcakes turned out to be. I have made some pretty elaborate cakes over the years (spaghetti & meatballs, sand castles, treasure chests, a variety of superheroes and cartoon characters, a princess castle, etc), so I thought I knew what I was getting into this time. Turns out those pom-pom cupcakes kicked my butt. :) They were a hit at the party though, so that's what counts.

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  3. P.S. I have fun opening a dictionary and picking a word at random for inspiration. Nasty little habit I picked up as a kid.

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    1. I'm a dictionary freak, as well. Nice to have good company!

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