Saturday, April 19, 2008

The Geography of Bliss

The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World

Eric Weiner - Official Website

My Favorite Quote:
Hilmar is a successful Heathen but not an ambitious one. His goals today remain what they've always been: to compose his music. To own a good sofa. To read good books. Hilmar owns many books, even by Icelandic standards. The other day, when he came home with a wheelbarrowful, his five-year-old daughter looked him in the eye and implored, "Please, Daddy, please, no more books!" Hilmar has a stock answer to those who criticize his excessive book buying. "It is never a waste of time to study how other people wasted time."

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