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A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.
A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
The newest books are those that never grow old.
The newest books are those that never grow old.
Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more.
Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more.
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.
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live to read.
Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live to read.
Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a read more
Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.
Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading read more
Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life.
