“That’s what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you to another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book.
“It’s geometrically progressive- all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.”
― Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
[From Steve McCurry's project, To Fly, photographs of people from around the world reading books...h/t to Andrew Sullivan at The Dish for the lead-in...]
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September 5, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Nan
I used that exact quote when writing my book report on that wonderful book. I even, for a while, did this with other books – calling it the Guernsey effect.
September 5, 2012 at 9:16 pm
lazarusdodge
So now we all know what to call it! You are an official Literature Physicist!
By the way, looking at your entry on the book, I saw that you marked it “July 25 Friday Finds.” That happens to be my birthday – which proves my own point that there are no coincidences…
- J.
September 9, 2012 at 4:55 pm
Nan
Wow. There’s no other word.