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Book Quotes by Dodie Smith
- But some characters in books are really real--Jane Austen's are; and I know those five Bennets at the opening of Pride and Prejudice, simply waiting…
- Certain unique books seem to be without forerunners or successors as far as their authors are concerned. Even though they may profoundly influence the work…
- I should rather like to tear these last pages out of the book. Shall I? No-a journal ought not to cheat.
- When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book as well as…
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