never judge a book by its cover

a journey i would take and a journey i would not.  this describes the books i read this week.  the secret garden {frances hodgson burnett} is a light read and enjoyable for my 'i like all things girly' perspective.  complete opposite of that:  a journey to the center of the earth {jules verne}.  how this book made it on the reading list i am not entirely sure.   i pushed through the scientific read this week, though.  fortunately, it was not nearly as graphic or scary as i had anticipated based on the book cover.  as the saying goes, 'never judge a book by its cover.'

a sign of a sad life:  "people never like me and i never like people." the secret garden {frances hodgson burnett}

"it made her think that i was curious how much nicer a person looked when he smiled.  she had not though of it before."  the secret garden {frances hodgson burnett}

"one of the strange things about living in the world is that it is only now and then one is quite sure one is going to live forever and ever and ever."  the secret garden {frances hodgson burnett}

"perhaps the beginning is just to say nice things are going to happen until you make them happen.  i am going to try and experiment."  the secret garden {frances hodgson burnett}

"you learn things by saying them over and over and thinking about them until they stay in your mind forever."  the secret garden {frances hodgson burnett}"

"th' more they laugh th' better for 'em!"  the secret garden {frances hodgson burnett}

"much more surprising things can happen to any one who, when a disagreeable or discouraged thought comes into his mind, just has the sense to remember in time and push it out by putting in an agreeable determinedly courageous one.  two things cannot be in one place."  the secret garden {frances hodgson burnett}

"'and whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow!'"   a journey to the center of the earth {jules verne}

"for my part, i was in a state of painful indecision--i desired to embark on the journey and to succeed, and still i feared the result."  a journey to the center of the earth {jules verne}

"then, like a child, i shut my eyes, that i might not see the darkness."  a journey to the center of the earth {jules verne}

"man's constitution is so peculiar that his health is purely a negative matter.  no sooner is the rage of hunger appeased than it becomes difficult to comprehend the meaning of starvation.  it is only when you suffer that you really understand."  a journey to the center of the earth {jules verne}