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I must claim the quoter's privilege of giving only as much of the text as will suit my purpose, said read more
I must claim the quoter's privilege of giving only as much of the text as will suit my purpose, said Tan-Chun. If I told you how it went on, I should end up by contradicting myself!
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.
When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.
The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.
A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.
A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.
If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.
If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
