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Where is there any book of the law so clear to each man as that written in his heart? — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
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There's no book or play or series or anything that speaks to everyone, because then it wouldn't speak to anyone. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
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Brighter Than a Thousand Suns' by Robert Jungk and 'Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman!' by Richard Feynman were both books my father… — Baiju Bhatt Copy Share Image
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I'll break my staff, bury it certain fathoms in the earth, and deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll drown my book! — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
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Adverbs is a book about love, and I thought that was pretty cheerful, but people who are reading it now are telling… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
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The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God. (City… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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