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Christianity was neither original nor unique, but that the roots of much of the Judeo/ Christian tradition lay in the prevailing Kamite (ancient Egyptian) culture… — Gerald Massey
It’s a fair-sized job to write a book that people can be bothered just to read; when they begin to steal copies, you are really… — Ruth Stout
Until the building of Solomons temple the unity of worship according to it had, properly speaking, never had any existence; and, moreover, it is easy… — Julius Wellhausen
I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600's.… — Marion Barry
One of the stories I love is how Gutenberg’s printing press set off this interesting chain reaction, where all of a sudden people across Europe… — Steven Johnson
Manifesto. Read my Manifesto. I`ve written a Manifesto. It`s all in the Manfesto! — Theodore Kaczynski
But what first motivated me wasn't anything I read. I just got mad seeing the machines ripping up the woods and so forth... — Theodore Kaczynski
When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple that… — Mikhail Kalashnikov
I've had many more thousands of books in my possession than my shelves at home would indicate. At one time, I tried to keep them… — Lewis Buzbee
Rereading a favorite novel first read 5, 10, or 20 years ago, is a measure of our travel, how far we've come; it's a way… — Lewis Buzbee
Books are slow. They require time; they are written slowly, published slowly, and read slowly. — Lewis Buzbee
The book is a uniquely durable object, one that can be fully enjoyed without being damaged. A book doesn't require fuel, food, or service; it… — Lewis Buzbee
In a world rife with unsolicited messages, typography must often draw attention to itself before it will be read. Yet in order to be read,… — Robert Bringhurst
Is it a coincidence that stories from the private life became more popular just as the grand hope for public redemption through revolution was beginning… — Susan Griffin
If I can get on to my sofa and occupy myself for four hours, at intervals through the day, scribbling my notes, and able to… — Alice James
The more I learn and read about the 10th Muse i realize what a great fan base and cult following she has. I'm going to… — Cindy Margolis
I've been to a lot of school and read a lot of thick books, but at my very core there's a made-for-TV-movie mentality I don't… — Pam Houston
The Bible is still the only dirty book I've ever read, at least in its current incarnation as a weapon of the homophobes. Bible scholarship… — Paul Monette
You want a story? Read 'Gone With the Wind'. These aren't stories. They're joke books. The whole thing of a beginning, a middle and an… — Brian P. Cleary
There are a lot of good books around. People don't read any more. It's a sad state of affairs. Reading's the only thing that allows… — Lemmy Kilmister
Seán Manchester is, unsurprisingly, very well read in both classical and more recent sources on vampires and vampirism, and cites them with great authority while… — Joe McNally
A citizen at his home in Rockford, Illinois, or Boulder, Colorado, could read a newspaper, listen to a radio, or watch the round-the-clock coverage on… — Jeff Greenfield
Of the individual poems, some are more lyric and some are more descriptive or narrative. Each poem is fixed in a moment. All those moments… — Marilyn Hacker
He is no true reader who has not experienced the reproachful fascination of the great shelves of unread books, of the libraries at night of… — George Steiner
I read once that the true mark of a pro — at anything — is that he understands, loves, and is good at even the… — Paul Halmos

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