CIndy's Manifest and Quote

I feel a little overwhelmed at this time, so many books so little time. :)
I have to, HAVE TO, read Intuition this week. I have about 100 pages of textbook reading to do as well. This is my required reading stuff.
On the side, I started "The Thirteenth Tale" and "Are you Ready?" I don't know how much time I will have to devote to these, but I hope to try. :)
In the CD player is still "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". We only have about 5 of the 17 Cd's left to listen to. Ruth and I enjoyed the story in car on our road trip this past weekend. I know we will be going to the library today, so I will have to peruse for a follow up. I may just ask them to do an inter library loan for the other Harry stories on CD.

Oh, my quote:

"There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, the pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts.

Inside you they work their magic."

This speaks to me about my relationship with books. Through out my life, I have used them as others use drugs. The best books can pull my thoughts from my own life, and whisk me away to another place and time. They show me that others can be in worse shape than I am. I can envision my life without many things, but books are not on that list.