If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom.

Quote by Rumer Godden

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If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because...

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because...

Every piece of writing... starts from what I call a grit... a sight or sound,...

Every piece of writing... starts from what I call a grit... a sight or sound,...

The motto was Pax, but the word was set in a circle of thorns.

The motto was Pax, but the word was set in a circle of thorns.

The stitch of a book is its words.

The stitch of a book is its words.

For a dyed-in-the-wool author, nothing is as dead as a book once it is written....

For a dyed-in-the-wool author, nothing is as dead as a book once it is written....