I don't read good books anymore, it seems; I just buy them and put them on the shelf and every now and… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
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“Some pastors are lazy and no good” by Martin Luther “Some pastors and preachers are lazy and no good. They rely on… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
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Librarians are serious people, seldomgiven to idle jocularity. The reason for this, I believe, is because we are overwhelmed by the enormous… — Lynn Austin Copy Share Image
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Only another writer, someone who had worked his heart out on a good book which sold three thousand copies, could appreciate the… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
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A truly good book attracts very little favor to itself. It is so true that it teaches me better than to read… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
You know, not every good book needs to be a movie, or a television series, or a video game. There's great work… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
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Sometimes I forget what I put in. I want to capture things in that way, where you're looking into your memory, a… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more… — Anonymous 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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The art of not reading is a very important one. It consists in not taking an interest in whatever may be engaging… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
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![“During the conversation she [7th-GGM, Anna Maria Hoepflinger Floerl] also talked about the guidance with which God had provided her when they started to expel the Salzburgers. She was born in the state of Bavaria and brought up in ignorance by her seriously erring mother and some relatives…” quote by Johann Martin Boltzius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/124/johann-martin-boltzius-22940_communication_during-the-conversation-she-7th-ggm-anna_2699780.jpg)
![“Sometimes I forget what I put in. I want to capture things in that way, where you're looking into your memory, a dream or hallucination. The characters become a mixture of archetypes, [and] that's what I like. You're trying to figure it out and your brain wants to categorize things, but it can't…” quote by Ali Banisadr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/32f/ali-banisadr-34051_archetype_sometimes-i-forget-what-i-put-in-i-want_1357529.jpg)
![“[Among the books he chooses, a statesman] ought to read interesting books on history and government, and books of science and philosophy; and really good books on these subjects are as enthralling as any fiction ever written in prose or verse.” quote by Theodore Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/59a/theodore-roosevelt-218_accounts_among-the-books-he-chooses-a-statesman-o_884635.jpg)
![“[...]No book can be really complete in this life; it has to end where the author's time and understanding end. There is always something left unsaid. I look forward to the life to come as the unending last chapter of all the good books I have ever read.” quote by Kathryn Lindskoog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1f0/kathryn-lindskoog-68049_books_no-book-can-be-really-complete-in-this-l_846741.jpg)