Excerpts – One Book a Week

The Reader (2008)

I’m not frightened. I’m not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen it, it will give it spice. I will be the only angel you need. You will leave life even more beautiful than you entered it. Heaven will take you backContinue reading “The Reader (2008)”

The World Atlas of Coffee: From beans to brewing – coffees explored * James Hoffman

Professionals and enthusiasts alike will love this beautiful book by James Hoffmann. From overviews of the world’s most vibrant coffee-growing regions, to step-by-step brewing tutorials, the content is educational, thought-provoking, and substantial. I’ve already recommended this book to Barista Magazine readers countless times. — Sarah Allen, Editor Barista Magazine A beautiful world guide to the brown bean.

Ayn Rand — Atlas Shrugged Excerpt about the indolent nature of people who only want surface improvements

It’s been a while since I read some proper books and I just wanted to revisit Atlas Shrugged Such a great book. I wish she wrote a sequel!

Rules to having a well behaved child – Jordan B. Peterson

Do not bite, kick or hit, except in self-defence. Do not torture and bully other children, so you don’t end up in jail. Eat in a civilized and thankful manner, so that people are happy to have you at their house, and pleased to feed you. Learn to share, so other kids will play withContinue reading “Rules to having a well behaved child – Jordan B. Peterson”

Poetical Sketches The Couch of Death – William Blake

THE VEILED Evening walked solitary down the western hills, and Silence reposed in the valley; the birds of day were heard in their nests, rustling in brakes and thickets; and the owl and bat flew round the darkening trees: all is silent when Nature takes her repose.—

The Amityville Horror, by Jay Anson PREFACE

PREFACE by Reverend John Nicola The problem to which this book addresses itself is one which, although it is as old as mankind, needs to be brought to the attention of thoughtful readers today. All civilizations have expressed some sense of insecurity and fear over the spotty but recurring reports of phenomena that leave menContinue reading “The Amityville Horror, by Jay Anson PREFACE”

Christianity and Psychology – from 12 Rules for Life – An Antidote to Chaos – Jordan B. Peterson

“No tree can grow to Heaven, unless its roots reach down to Hell.” Carl Gustav Jung Such a statement should give everyone who encounters it pause. There was no possibility for movement upward, in that great psychiatrist’s deeply considered opinion, without a corresponding move down. It is for this reason that enlightenment is so rare.

12 Rules of Life – A Reciprocal Arrangement – A view on Friendships Quote

Here’s something to consider: If you have a friend whose friendship you wouldn’t recommend to your sister, or your father, or your son, why would you have such a friend for yourself? You might say: out of loyalty. Well, loyalty is not identical to stupidity. Loyalty must be negotiated, fairly and honestly. Friendship is aContinue reading “12 Rules of Life – A Reciprocal Arrangement – A view on Friendships Quote”

The Road Excerpt by Cormac McCarthy

I’ve read The Road by Cormac McCarthy and here are some of the best quotes.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther Excerpt about love

“And when I look around the apartment where I now am,—when I see Charlotte’s apparel lying before me, and Albert’s writings, and all those articles of furniture which are so familiar to me, even to the very inkstand which I am using,—when I think what I am to this family—everything. My friends esteem me; IContinue reading “Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther Excerpt about love”