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661 Substitute quotes by 507 unique authors

IMPORTANT Book reading is a solitary and sedentary pursuit, and those who do are cautioned that a book should be used as an integral part… — Garrison Keillor
There's just no substitute for the truth. — Dan Brown
Ice is most welcome in a cold drink on a hot day. But in the heart of winter, you want a warm hot mug with… — Vera Nazarian
Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case. — Ellis Peters
Only professional diplomats, inveterate idiots and women view diplomacy as a long-term substitute for war. — David Mitchell
Human nature is pretty well balanced; for every lacking virtue there is a rough substitute that will serve at a pinch--as cunning is the wisdom… — Ambrose Bierce
Learning more truth is a poor and cheap substitute for stopping and putting into action the truth already learned — Charles R. Swindoll
He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his private… — Theodor Adorno
the way to create art is to burn and destroy ordinary concepts and to substitute them with new truths that run down from the top… — Charles Bukowski
Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find. — Patrick Rothfuss
You can't substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship — Mitch Albom
Impatience is a poor substitute for a well-considered plan. — David Eddings
There was pain, but there was also joy. It was in the tension between the two that life happened. Imperfect as it was, this world… — Karen Marie Moning
But your book is wrong, Mrs. Strunk, says George, when it tells you that Jim is the substitute I found for a real son, a… — Christopher Isherwood
Reading was not an escape for her, any more than it is for me. It was an aspect of direct experience. She distinguished, of course,… — Jincy Willett
A purely mental life may be destructive if it leads us to substitute thought for life and ideas for actions. The activity proper to man… — Thomas Merton
It isn't very nice to admit, but domestic violence has its uses. So raw and unleashed, it tears away the veil of civilization that comes… — Lionel Shriver
The difference between magic and meditation methods is the difference between drugs and diet—medicines will do swiftly what diet can only effect slowly, and in… — Dion Fortune
The good news (for writers) is that this means that ebooks on computers are more likely to be an enticement to buy the printed book… — Cory Doctorow
Sometimes I think that if I had to choose between an ear of corn or making love to a woman, I'd choose the corn. Not… — Sara Gruen
Collective wisdom, alas, is no adequate substitute for the intelligence of individuals. Individuals who opposed received opinions have been the source of all progress, both… — Bertrand Russell
Self-consciousness of the manner is the expensive substitute for simplicity. — George Eliot
No, the menace of the supernatural is that it attacks where modern minds are weakest, where we have abandoned our protective armor of superstition and… — Shirley Jackson
I don't think God wants to be worshiped. I think the only pure worship of God is by loving one another, and I think all… — Charles M. Schulz
There is no experience like having children.’ That’s all. There is no substitute for it. You cannot do it with a friend. You cannot do… — Mitch Albom

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