Compiled by Tim Isbell Initially posted 1/14/2015, continually updated. #quotes This web page contains my quotation file, gathered from personal reading over many years - and subject to ongoing additions. As I read a book or magazine, I jot a "Q" in the margin so I can return later and harvest that passage for my Quote File. Over the years, the file grew to more than 60 pages! In addition to marking books with "Q's", I make a lot of other annotations (so you won't want to loan me any books!). For example, I underline a lot. When I want to underline many consecutive lines I generally put a vertical bar in the margin beside the text, sometimes assigning value to that annotation by adding one or more "*" or "+" symbols. I also scribble my thoughts in the margins, and sometimes the name of a person with whom I want to share the passage. After finishing a book, I generally re-scan my notations and gather my highlights, often writing them in the inside cover.
Navigating the Quote FileFor a long time, I intended to organize my Quote File by subject or author and make it available to others (like you). But the sorting task overwhelmed me. Fortunately, search engine technology came to the rescue. Indeed, today’s search engines greatly replace the older practice of sorting things into folders. So here is my entire Quote File, unorganized but fully searchable. To search it, click on the link and...
Type a keyword or an author's name into any of these and your Search/Find function will quickly retrieve all pertinent quotes. I've embedded the Google Doc in this webpage (below). You can use this to scan the file, but not really to search it. To do any serious searching, you'll need to access the file outside of the confines of this webpage. You can do this just by clicking on the link above. Hope you enjoy - and benefit from - this treasure-house full of quotations! Blessing, Tim For information about how to subscribe to the email or RSS notifications from this site, click on IsbellOnline News. |
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