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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.
Never judge a book by its movie.
Never judge a book by its movie.
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.
If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book, only the good ones would read more
If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book, only the good ones would do it.
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where read more
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Deface their ill-placed statues.
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.
If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it
If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it
Books are humanity in print.
Books are humanity in print.
That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.
That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.
