A friend emailed this one to me but I thought it would be more interesting on my blog.
Look around, grab the closest book, and open to a random page. Pick a sentence and share it.
Since I have 3 books sitting on my desk, I’m going to share a line from all 3.
1. The Bible. My new Bible is a devotional Bible for women. I’m trying to read a little every day, so it’s never far away. (If you’re curious, it’s the NLT “sanctuary” version. Available at Amazon, just click the picture.) I didn’t really pick a random page because I keep my book mark in one place. This is the verse I try to live by:
“Three things will last forever — faith, hope, and love — and the greatest of these is love.” (Corinthians I 13:13)
I think that applies to everything in life, not just personal relationships. I also like that it focuses on hope. I like hope! 
2. The HTML, XHTML, and CSS Bible. A different kind of Bible, I guess! I use this one quite a bit when working on websites. It’s indispensable! Not very interesting, though…
“You have at your disposal a handful of pseudo-classes to match attributes of elements in your document.” (Page 370)
Frankly I have not the first clue what that means. Something to do with CSS. I’m sure it’s very useful for the more advanced users, but it’s not something I’ve ever bothered with. Moving on…
3. The PhotoShop Elements 5 Book for Digital Photographers. Another boring one, but very useful. I am embarrassed to admit this, but it fell open to a page that I’ll swear up and down I’ve NEVER used on a photo of me. AHEM…on to the quote.
“This is an incredibly popular technique because it consistently works so well, and because just about everyone would like to look about 10 to 15 pounds thinner.” (Page 261)
Make me 50 pounds thinner and I might be happy. But seriously, useful stuff so that you don’t want to puke when you look at a picture of yourself! (Not that I’ve ever used it, of course!)
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So there you have it. Random (or not so?) quotes from the 3 books closest to me. What book is sitting on your desk? What does it have to say? If you do this one, leave me a comment and let me know. It’s kind of an interesting peek at people’s interests! Now if I’d been laying on the bed, you’d have a completely different list because that’s where I keep my fiction. Maybe I’ll do that one tomorrow!
