"Mind needs books as a sword needs a…" — Unknown Author
"Mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone."
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We make no apologies for setting high standards.
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I ask for your forgiveness. I feel so miserable that it's difficult even to say sorry.
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I have a big following among the biogeeks of this world. Nobody ever puts them in books.
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Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
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