Bookish Quote of the Week: #3

"It took people 10 years to figure out that while stuck in a morning commute, they could be listening to a book."

-Publishers Weekly - Paul Hilts

I came across this quote while browsing through some articles...It really makes sense! These days we end up spending so much time commuting in this crazy traffic and apart from just listening to music, listening to books is something all of us can do! I've never ever tried an Audio Book... But now I am thinking of giving it a shot. Any idea how I can get hold of one? Any links where I can download something? Let me know!

Bookish Quote of the Week: #2

Now, I am not a big fan of classics rather I've never read any classics so far (other than Lolita, if it can be classified under that category). I came across this quote on classics and it really intrigued me...

"When you read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before."
--Clifton Fadiman

If you are a classics reader, do you think this quote above makes sense? I'd love to hear your views!

I've tried picking up classics like Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations etc but I haven't been able to go beyond 1 or 2 chapters. I really want to experiment reading few books in this genre but I have no idea what is a good one to start with, which can hold my interest and get me hooked to it...

So all you classics fans out there, if you have any suggestions on what is a good book to start off with, please drop in your suggestions!!! I am looking for something simple yet interesting..

Bookish Quote of the Week: #1

We come across a lot of quotes related to books in the books we read, in websites, newspapers etc etc and some of these leave a mark on you, long after you've read them. These quotes could be just 1 or 2 lines but some have inspired me a LOT to start reading and start appreciating books in a different way! I love reading new quotes and there's something new and inspiring in each one of it! So I thought, why not share the good ones, here on my blog, once a week. Maybe it might inspire one of you, like it happened to me :)

Here's one for today -

"It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish."
- S.I. Hayakawa

Isn't this so true? I've read some books where I've got so involved into the character and felt like I've that life myself, experiencing the emotions, feeling the joy and pain of the character thru out the book! What do you think? Have you had such experiences reading any books?