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If your friend wishes to read your 'Plutarch's Lives,' 'Shakespeare,' or 'The Federalist Papers,' tell him gently but firmly, to buy a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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We know from the book of Genesis that God created men and women 'in His image and likeness.' We know from the… — Jason Evert Copy Share Image
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The Rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
I've written a book entitled 'Islam: the Challenges of Democracy,' because it is a challenge. It requires careful interpretation of the Islamic… — Khaled Abou El Fadl Copy Share Image
A book consists of two layers: on top, the readable layer ... and underneath, a layer that was inaccessible. You only sense… — Marguerite Duras Copy Share Image
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I am a believer in angels, though not the picture-book kind with wings and harps. Such angelic accoutrements seem as nonsensical to… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
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We have this huge discourse on family in this country, but no one deconstructs it the same way. People talk about "the… — Benjamin Alire Saenz Copy Share Image
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In Great Britain, an author published a book in which he claimed that Jesus Christ had children. Such statements don't trigger civil… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
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![“["Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas"] is a very hard book to translate to film because there's so much interior monologue. The what if factor. I tried to write it cinematically and let the dialogue carry it but I forgot about the interior monologue. It's kind of hard to show what's going on in the…” quote by Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/398/hunter-s-thompson-278_book_fear-loathing-in-las-vegas-is-a-very-har_780146.jpg)
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