At an early age I began to collect quotes - some ascribed to prolifict speakers, others attributed to writers of television commercials, talk show hosts, strangers in passing, sign and posters, etc, etc.
I discovered this quote. I feel that these words fit our challenge:
'Tis the good reader that makes the good book; in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakenly meant for his ear; the profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader; the profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until it is discovered by an equal mind and heart. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Society and Solitude, 1870
If Emerson is correct, there are passages in our books that resonate with us. Here, we can share the "profoundest thoughts" that we, "good readers", find in the books we "discover" this summer. :)
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