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Date Posted: Sat, August 13 2022, 20:03:07
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Sunday, August 14, 2022

The following quote is from Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 9, Animal Nursery Tales. Copyright 2021 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“‘Concerning Hobbits. This book is largely concerned with Hobbits, and from its pages a reader may discover much of their character and a little of their history.’
‘That’s just the Prologue,’ I assured him. ‘You could skip that, if you like.’
He shook his head, eyes fixed on the page, smiling.
‘If the author thought it was worth his writing it down, then it’s worth my reading it. I dinna mean to miss a single word.’
A sharp pang struck me then, seeing the reverential way in which he handled the book, turning over pages with a delicate forefinger. A book—any book—had a meaning well beyond its contents for a man who’d lived years at a time with little or no access to the printed word, and only the memory of stories to provide him and his companions escape from desperate circumstances.”

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[> I always skipped over the prologues of books - thought they were just like a Cliff note start out. Until Outlander. Now I savor and dissect every word with you and Outlandish Voices. I am embarrassed to admit how I abuse books when I read how Jamie cherishes them. -- Kathy in PA, Sun, August 14 2022, 13:16:56


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[> I usually read prologues because it's usually back story. In the Tolkien books I used to skip over the poetry and songs, Yada Yada Yada get on with the story. But now I read them. -- kgp, Sun, August 14 2022, 17:06:19


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[> I usually always read the prologues, feeling much as Jamie does, that it may be important to the story. I imagine that with books being a rare treat, one would read every bit. -- DianaH, Mon, August 15 2022, 12:10:46


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