Quote by C.S. Lewis

I am a product [...of] endless books. My father bought all the books he read and never got rid of any of them. There were books in the study, books in the drawing room, books in the cloakroom, books (two deep) in the great bookcase on the landing, books in a bedroom, books piled as high as my shoulder in the cistern attic, books of all kinds reflecting every transient stage of my parents' interest, books readable and unreadable, books suitable for a child and books most emphatically not. Nothing was forbidden me. In the seemingly endless rainy afternoons I took volume after volume from the shelves. I had always the same certainty of finding a book that was new to me as a man who walks into a field has of finding a new blade of grass.

I am a product [...of] endless books. My father bought all t

Summary

This quote from Stephen Fry's autobiography, "Moab Is My Washpot," highlights the profound influence that books had on his formative years. Growing up surrounded by his father's extensive collection of books, Fry had unlimited access to a plethora of knowledge, stories, and ideas. He explores how this unrestricted access allowed him to discover new and captivating literature, sparking his curiosity and love for reading. The quote suggests that his extensive exposure to books cultivated his intellectual growth and nurtured his imagination, shaping him into the person he became.

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