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To enjoy a book . . . I find I have to treat it as a
sort of hobby and set about it seriously. I begin
by making a map on one of the end leafs; then I put
in a genealogical tree or two. Then I put a running
headline at the top of each page. Finally I index
at the end all the passages I have for any reason
underlined.
I often wonder--considering how many people enjoy
themselves developing photos or making scrapbooks--
why so few people make a hobby of their reading in
this way. Many an otherwise dull book which I had
to read have I enjoyed in this way, with a fine-
nibbed pen in my hand.
One is making something all the time and a book so
read acquires the charm of a toy without losing
that of a book
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)
sort of hobby and set about it seriously. I begin
by making a map on one of the end leafs; then I put
in a genealogical tree or two. Then I put a running
headline at the top of each page. Finally I index
at the end all the passages I have for any reason
underlined.
I often wonder--considering how many people enjoy
themselves developing photos or making scrapbooks--
why so few people make a hobby of their reading in
this way. Many an otherwise dull book which I had
to read have I enjoyed in this way, with a fine-
nibbed pen in my hand.
One is making something all the time and a book so
read acquires the charm of a toy without losing
that of a book
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)
