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My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.
My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
All books grow homilies by time; they are
Temples, at once, and Landmarks.
All books grow homilies by time; they are
Temples, at once, and Landmarks.
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.
But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable read more
But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual
renovation.
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine -- everybody drinks water.
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine -- everybody drinks water.
There is no Past, so long as Books shall live!
There is no Past, so long as Books shall live!
An art book is a museum without walls.
An art book is a museum without walls.
