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It was only toward the middle of the twentieth century that the inhabitants of many European countries came, in general unpleasantly, to… — Czeslaw Milosz Copy Share Image
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When I was young I once found a book in a Dutch translation, 'The leaves of Grass'. It was the first time… — Karel Appel Copy Share Image
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Your life is a book and when Someone leaves its only the end of a chapter not the end of your story. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
But this is an occupational hazard of being a scientist. You say this is the best information I have and then you… — Bjorn Lomborg Copy Share Image
I can tell you that when Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, our writer, when she would work on some of these grander novels like,… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
I try to get in quiet time and book time, but really, the only time I ever get that is when I'm… — Kesha Copy Share Image
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I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In a way, both the U.S. media and those wacky rioters in the Afghan-Pakistani hinterlands are very similar, two highly parochial and… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
We'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Internet. Uh, sure. — Clifford Stoll Copy Share Image
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Books are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
I like people, I really do. I like meeting people. But most of the time I would rather be at home reading… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
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In your hands winter is a book with cloud pages that snow pearls of love. — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
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As an author, one of the most important things I think you can do once you've written a novel is step back.… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
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I think to put death on screen where it isn't that turns it into comic book time and there I think by… — Joe Eszterhas Copy Share Image
You could start a small fire... with [photo] books I hate, and use that light to look at mine. — John Gossage Copy Share Image
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