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> [If there is still an American dream, reading is one of the bootstraps by which we can all pull ourselves up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karin-slaughter/if-there-is-still-an-american-dream-reading-is-one-of-the-bootstraps/)

[Karin Slaughter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karin-slaughter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4b/karin-slaughter-1463_american_if-there-is-still-an-american-dream-read_116675.png)

> [“What first occurs to us on remembering the dream/reading the text may be the most important thing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-kushner/what-first-occurs-to-us-on-remembering-the-dream-reading-the-text-may/)

[Lawrence Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-kushner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/lawrence-kushner-14033_dreams_what-first-occurs-to-us-on-remembering-t_1062008.jpg)

> [In these pages your imaginations, your desires, your passions are given life; Thoughts take shape that turn into dreams and our aspirations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-west/in-these-pages-your-imaginations-your-desires-your-passions-are-given/)

[Rebecca West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7f/rebecca-west-1248_aspiration_in-these-pages-your-imaginations-your-de_1475622.jpg)

> [How do I start writing a book? I sit there, I come up with an opening line, and then I go little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-tosches/how-do-i-start-writing-a-book-i-sit-there-i-come-up-with-an-opening/)

[Nick Tosches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-tosches/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/nick-tosches-17928_book_how-do-i-start-writing-a-book-i-sit-ther_2412455.jpg)

> [“I could do things to your body that most women only dream about while reading their dirty romance novels, and I promise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-a-valentine/i-could-do-things-to-your-body-that-most-women-only-dream-about-while/)

[Michelle A. Valentine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-a-valentine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/michelle-a-valentine-12120_romance_i-could-do-things-to-your-body-that-most_2729904.jpg)

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