- - Looking around my living room, I see my greatest friends of my         life are all around me on my book shelves. Every book I lift off         the shelf pinpoints a time in my life. They represent all the joy,         sorrow, and laughter felt in my life. The large, shiny red poetry         book my father read to me reminds me of all of these. It is         probably my favorite. Then I recall my people friends …showed first 75 words of 766 total…

…showed last 75 words of 766 total…to say, Belle and         I had much to discuss. On and on I could go. Indeed knowing my         books have always been my greatest passion and my books have always         been my most distinguished friends.         It is a wonderful experience verbalizing how precious my friends         are. While I shall always love Belle, Rachelle and the friends         I make in the future, I celebrate all of those marvelous pages that         have guided me through my life.