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Reader Quotes by Lawrence Clark Powell
- [A writer] must try to think clearly, to feel deeply, to write honestly. If he is fortunate he will make a living, but his work…
- A book is one of the most patient of all man's inventions. Centuries mean nothing to a well-made book. It awaits its destined reader, come…
- Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant.
- Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books are indeed dead things.
- A book is one of the most patient of all man's inventions. Centuries mean nothing to a well-made book. It awaits its destined reader, come…
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