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The object we call a book is not the real book, but its seed or potential, like a music score. It exists fully only in… — Rebecca Solnit
We aren't the things we collect, acquire, read. We are, for as long as we are here, only love. The things we loved. The people… — Gabrielle Zevin
Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or school, to see or hear… — Nelson Goodman
The most common mistake students of literature make is to go straight for what the poem or novel says, setting aside the way that it… — Terry Eagleton
I don't read reviews or interviews or anything, just because I'm afraid; If I believed the good, then I'd believe the bad, and there will… — Sia Furler
Char Miller's lively, insightful account of the life and world of American forester Gifford Pinchot fills a vitally important gap in environmental and conservation history.… — Carolyn Merchant
Wartime CEO is too busy fighting the enemy to read management books written by consultants who have never managed a fruit stand. — Ben Horowitz
But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read - is transparency. I want the… — Anne Tyler
When I read, I'm purely a reader — Anne Tyler
There are two kinds of books in the world--the boring kind they make you read in school and the interesting kind that they won't let… — LouAnne Johnson
Read yourself, not books. Truth isn't outside, that's only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle - if you don't… — Ajahn Chah
Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life. Avoid too much noise. Read good books, have good sentences in… — Jane Kenyon
I read recently that the problem with stereotypes isn't that they are inaccurate, but that they're incomplete. And this captures perfectly what I think about… — Taiye Selasi
Many questions remain in the UFO controversy. Scientists ask how interstellar pilots could survive a trip of hundreds of years while cutting-edge physicists offer speculation… — Jim Marrs
Brian Walker and David Salt have written a thoughtful and powerful book to help resource users and managers put resilience thinking into practice and aim… — Elinor Ostrom
The world needs you. It doesn't need you at a party having read a book about how to appear smart at parties - these books… — Charlie Kaufman
This time I read the title of the painting: Girl Interrupted at Her Music. Interrupted at her music: as my life had been, interrupted in… — Susanna Kaysen
Well, I've thought about donating, but they get so many damn donations already. I read about one foundation that raised over 100 million dollars. Well… — Zach Braff
Everyday I question myself. I look in the mirror, or read one of my scripts, or I reflect on my acting and I say to… — Zach Braff
I've always preferred Marvel over DC. I just relate to their characters better. I mean look at Wolverine, at first he was just a bit… — Zach Braff
I never taught a blind/deaf chick to read, but somehow I've managed to turn Scrubs into a watchable show. That may not sound like much,… — Zach Braff
It's funny when I read the tabloids and they're reporting on only a fraction of the life I'm leading. — Zach Braff
I was originally casted to be in the Superman movie but I read the script and realized that it was mysteriously similar to my screenplay… — Zach Braff
It might have changed my whole plan of operation if I'd read that one first. — Timothy McVeigh
If you have feelings about reading, you feel the rhythm of prose or of a poem like music. It awakens something in your soul and… — Unknown Author

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