Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Quote on Bookselling as a Life's Calling


          A bookseller, said Grandfather, is the link between mind and mind, the feeder of the hungry, very often the binder up of wounds. There he sits, your bookseller, surrounded by a thousand minds all done up neatly in cardboard cases; beautiful minds, courageous minds, strong minds, wise minds, all sorts and conditions. And there come into him other minds, hungry for beauty, for knowledge, for truth, for love, and to the best of his ability he satisfies them all.... Yes.... It's a great vocation.

(from A City of Bells by Elizabeth Goudge, p. 92)

1 comment:

Carol in Oregon said...

'a thousand minds all done up neatly in cardboard cases'
The entire quote is gold. Thank you!