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It is from books that wise men derive consolation in the troubles of life. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
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The books that matter to me...are those that galvanize something inside me. I read books to read myself. — Sven Birkerts Copy Share Image
I'd obviously never heard of the group, but my ignorance in literary matters is to blame for that (every book in the… — Roberto Bolano Copy Share Image
The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what I've written, but to challenge my writing this story… — Joyce Maynard Copy Share Image
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Books are necessary to correct the vices of the polite; but those vices are ever changing, and the antidote should be changed… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
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The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document? We now know pretty well where the various… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
The pull of Guyland reminds us that women cannot accomplish this transformation alone. In the book's final chapter I argue that just… — Michael Kimmel Copy Share Image
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The First Book: Go ahead, it won't bite. Well... maybe a little. More a nip, like. A tingle. It's pleasurable, really. You… — Rita Dove Copy Share Image
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Well-meaning adults can easily destroy a child's love of reading. Stop them reading what they enjoy or give them worthy-but-dull books that… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
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