In my case, I made the decision early on that I was going to be very open about the book and claim… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
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Any grand new dictionary ought itself to be a democratic product, a book that demonstrated the primacy of individual freedoms, of the… — Simon Winchester Copy Share Image
Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself. If thou find anything questionable there, use the commentary of a… — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
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I want to take my rightful share of life by force, I want to give lavishly, I want love to flow from… — Tayeb Salih Copy Share Image
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In Lords of Rainbow I start out by taking away color from the world, and in the process show color's vital place… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
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In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy, but large, serene, consistent, the voice of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
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I think you will agree that I am alive in every part of this book; turn back twenty, thirty, one hundred pages… — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
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Our story opens in the mind of Luther L. (L for LeRoy) Fliegler, who is lying in his bed, not thinking of… — John O'Hara Copy Share Image
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[Among the books he chooses, a statesman] ought to read interesting books on history and government, and books of science and philosophy;… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
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