Certain Books Quotes

17 quotes by 15 authors

To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or… — Claude Adrien Helvetius
Doubtless many can recall certain books which have greatly influenced their lives, and in my own case one stands out especially-a translation of Hofmeister's epoch-making… — Douglas Houghton Campbell
I have managed not to finish certain books. With barely a twinge of conscience, I hurl down what bores me or doesn't give what I… — Lynne Sharon Schwartz
But there are certain books I would never put on a Kindle because you want to be able to look at graphs and photos or… — Lisa See
There are certain books in the world which every searcher for truth must know: the Bible, the Critique of Pure Reason, the Origin of Species,… — Al Capp
In certain booksâ€”some way in the first few paragraphs you know that you have met a brother. — Robert Henri
It is one of the strongest bonds, I think, that can spring up between people: sharing a passion for certain books and their authors. — Alice Steinbach
Certain books come to meet me, as do people. — Elizabeth Bowen
While on the subject of burning books, I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength, who, all over this country, have staunchly… — Kurt Vonnegut
Actually, I love trying to figure out why certain books become hits while others, which may be just as good, have trouble finding an audience. — Jay Asher
In every man's memory, with the hours when life culminated are usually associated certain books which met his views. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are certain pieces of music that are always attached to certain books. — Maurice Sendak
I don't believe that there are dangerous writers: the danger of certain books is not in the books themselves but in the passions of their… — Octavio Paz
There are certain books that should be taken away from young writers; that should be prised out of their clutching fingers and locked away until… — Anne Enright
I'm more of a visual person, but I think that reading's extremely important. But I'm very easily distracted. It takes certain books to really grab… — Jason Marsden

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