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    The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.

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You, O Books, are the golden vessels of the temple, the arms of
the clerical militia with which the read more

You, O Books, are the golden vessels of the temple, the arms of
the clerical militia with which the missiles of the most wicked
are destroyed; fruitful olives, vines of Engaddi, fig-trees
knowing no sterility; burning lamps to be ever held in the hand.

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The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

by Theodore Parker Found in: Books Quotes,
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

by Mark Twain Found in: Books Quotes,
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A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.

A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.

by Albert Camus Found in: Books Quotes,
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Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.

by Robert Louis Stevenson Found in: Books Quotes,
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Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.

Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.

by Yevgeny Zamyatin Found in: Books Quotes,
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Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

by Stephen Vincent Benet Found in: Books Quotes,
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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.

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Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a goode booke, kills reason it read more

Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a goode booke, kills reason it selfe.

by John Milton Found in: Books Quotes,
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