“Were it not for the amusement of our books, we should be moped to death for want of occupation. It rains incessantly. ... we tickle ourselves in order to laugh; to so low an ebb are we reduced.” WantShouldBookOrderLaughingLowsRainBoredomOccupationAmusementIncessantlyMopeds Author:Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
“Not to find pleasure in serious reading gives a pastel coloring to the mind.” GivingMindBookReadingPleasureSeriousBook ReadingPastel Author:Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
“I pity those who have no taste for reading.” BookReadingTastePityReading BooksBook Reading Author:Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne