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The same common sense which makes an author write good things, makes him dread they are not good enough to deserve reading. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
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If I read something and I love it, I'll do it and I don't even ask what the budget is. — Eric Bana Copy Share Image
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The first function of violence in Native American literatures is simply to acknowledge that violence is implicit, like gravity and sunlight, in… — Robert Bringhurst Copy Share Image
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I started my professional life as a philosopher of language and for several years took the orthodox line that meaning is an… — David E. Cooper Copy Share Image
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Close the back cover of the book, move on and find something else to do. — Ramandeep Singh Copy Share Image
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I went into journalism in a grandiose way. I thought maybe I'd do a little journalism whilst I write the great novel… — Neal Ascherson Copy Share Image
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