Stephenson Family Ties

“When I open them, most of the books have the smell

 of an earlier time leaking out between the pages - a

 special odor of the knowledge and emotions that for

 ages have been calmly resting between the covers.

 Breathing it in, I glance through a few pages

 before returning each book to its shelf.”

― Haruki Murakami

Rembrandt’s Mother Reading, 1629 by Rembrandt Van Rijn

Emma Irlam Briggs (English, 1867-1951) ~ A Book at Bedtime

Liu Ye

Saudade- Almeida Junior