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All round the room my silent servants wait,
My friends in every season, bright and dim.

All round the room my silent servants wait,
My friends in every season, bright and dim.

by Barry Cornwall Found in: Libraries Quotes,
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Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all.

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Today the discredit of words is very great. Most of the time the media transmit lies. In the face of read more

Today the discredit of words is very great. Most of the time the media transmit lies. In the face of an intolerable world, words appear to change very little. State power has become congenitally deaf, which is why --but the editorialists forget it --terrorists are reduced to bombs and hijacking.

by John Berger Found in: Books and reading Quotes,
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I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

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No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought read more

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.

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Critics are usually kinder to cheaper movies than to those they perceive to be big Hollywood releases. They cut you read more

Critics are usually kinder to cheaper movies than to those they perceive to be big Hollywood releases. They cut you a lot more slack if you spend less money, which makes no sense.

by Ethan Coen Found in: Books and reading Quotes,
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The words of the world want to make sentences.

The words of the world want to make sentences.

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Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.

by Dawn Adams Found in: Books and reading Quotes,
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Wear the old coat and buy the new book.

Wear the old coat and buy the new book.

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