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Book Quotes by Gore Vidal
- I was taught to read by my grandmother. Central to her method was a tale of unnatural love called 'The Duck and the Kangaroo'. Then,…
- Baum (Writer of THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ) was a true educator, and those who read his Oz books are often made what they were…
- Lonely children often have imaginary playmates but I was never lonely; rather, I was solitary, and wanted no company at all other than books and…
- What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more and more popular: the loose putting down of opinions as…
- Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.
- That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers.
- How marvelous books are, crossing worlds and centuries, defeating ignorance and, finally, cruel time itself.
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- I'd never heard of the 'Lord of the Rings', actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was, three shelves… — Sean Astin
- The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a… — David Attenborough