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Filed under books, reading, writing and tagged astonishing, books, carl sagan, reading, writing | 33 Comments

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Ann Arbor-ite writes about enjoying life with all of its ironies and surprises.

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Sadje on December 18, 2018 at 5:07 am said:

A wonderful description of a book.

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 5:59 am said:
  
  i thought so too
  
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  - Sadje on December 18, 2018 at 8:24 am said:
    
    👍😊
    
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The Story Reading Ape on December 18, 2018 at 5:25 am said:

Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog.

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 5:59 am said:
  
  ty –
  
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  - The Story Reading Ape on December 18, 2018 at 6:03 am said:
    
    Welcome, Beth ❤️
    
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merrildsmith on December 18, 2018 at 5:49 am said:

I’ve seen this posted a few places. So true–a wonderful quotation!

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 6:00 am said:
  
  i thought so too –
  
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Mark Myers on December 18, 2018 at 6:00 am said:

Perfect description.

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 6:02 am said:
  
  carl sagan was a brilliant man on so many levels –
  
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Elisabet on December 18, 2018 at 6:40 am said:

Ah, my soul was touched!

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 6:48 am said:
  
  ❤️
  
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Rae Longest on December 18, 2018 at 7:06 am said:

Reblogged this on powerfulwomenreaders.

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 11:55 am said:
  
  Ty
  
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Val Boyko on December 18, 2018 at 7:29 am said:

I love how Carl Sagan sees the world. Thank you for sharing this Beth ❤️

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 11:55 am said:
  
  I sure do too- my pleasure
  
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markbialczak on December 18, 2018 at 7:53 am said:

Thank you! Carl Sagan for figuring out the essence, Beth for bringing it to us, and writers from thousands of years for filling our heads with these treasured squiggles!

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 11:55 am said:
  
  Yes, to all of them )
  
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V.M.Sang on December 18, 2018 at 8:29 am said:

What an amazing thought. People speaking to you from across the years and the miles. Incredible.

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 11:54 am said:
  
  Yes –
  
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indianeskitchen on December 18, 2018 at 11:38 am said:

That is awesome!

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 11:52 am said:
  
  I loved it
  
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sheketechad on December 18, 2018 at 11:43 am said:

And along those lines, a wonderful new book for children is out that I cannot wait to get my hands on!

A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader
by Maria Popova and Claudia Bedrick

Sagan’s description is so apt :)

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 11:51 am said:
  
  This looks good
  
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sjhigbee on December 18, 2018 at 5:24 pm said:

Oh I love, love, LOVE this one – it sums up the whole process perfectly. I sometimes think we disregard the magic of it far too easily…

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 6:28 pm said:
  
  you are so right
  
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Chatter Master on December 18, 2018 at 6:26 pm said:

YES YES OH MY GOSH YES!

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- ksbeth on December 18, 2018 at 6:28 pm said:
  
  and, yes.
  
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utesmile on December 19, 2018 at 2:11 am said:

Oh absolutely! Magic is always there with a book! Brilliantly said by Sagan.

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- ksbeth on December 19, 2018 at 4:05 am said:
  
  he was brilliant on so many levels
  
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twobrownfeet on December 19, 2018 at 5:57 am said:

Possibly my favourite quote of all time! <3

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- ksbeth on December 19, 2018 at 6:58 am said:
  
  One of my favorites
  
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