Sibylla

Notes on books, walks and quiet

On slow reading

A book read in one evening is forgotten within a week. A book read over a month stays with you for years — along with the places where you read it.

The park in autumn

In the morning the park smells of wet leaves and coffee from the kiosk by the gate. The best time is before nine, while the paths are still empty.

The notebook

A paper notebook still beats any app: it has no notifications, and it never asks to be updated.