"If anyone were to pose to me
the classic question,
What one book
would you take to a desert island?
I would answer,
a big, unabridged English dictionary.
... I think I could live happily
among all those words
until company arrived."
~ Charlotte Pomerantz,
The Place My Words are Looking For
I really like Pomerantz's answer above. I think I would take a dictionary, too -- especially if I could also take a big stack of blank paper and a couple of pens. That way, I could write down my own stories and poems, using the words I read in the dictionary for inspiration. If I had to pick a different book, however, I think I would try to find some really long novel that I haven't read yet and take that along. (Though I'd much prefer to have a whole library of books available to me on a deserted island!) What one book would you take?
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I think it would be torture to try and figure out only one book!!! But if I had to I know that I would take my NIV Study Bible.
ReplyDeleteTorture, indeed! I can't imagine only having ONE book to read for any length of time, let alone a looong time on a deserted island.
ReplyDeleteGood idea, Elaine!
Harry Potter 7 and a whole bunch of paper to write out the other ones (well as best as I could)... then I'd have 7 books to read! :)
ReplyDeleteHmmm... now there's an idea! :)
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