Desktop Retreat

Monday, March 21, 2011

As she read, at peace with the world and happy as only a little girl could be with a fine book and a little bowl of candy, and all alone in the house, the leaf shadows and the afternoon passed.
~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

4 comments:

Lee said...: Lovely...; March 21, 2011 at 1:46 PM
BookQuoter said...: Love all three - that picture, that quote and that book!; March 21, 2011 at 4:32 PM
Alexis @ Reflections of a Bookaholic said...: It has been ages since I read that book. Memories.; March 22, 2011 at 2:28 AM
Ms. Yingling said...: Love the quote about the evil librarian who never looks at the children. I keep it in mind as a cautionary tale!; March 24, 2011 at 4:49 AM