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Seriously, though, I look at the books on my shelves and it's clear that I read them, back then, but I can't remember ever doing it, and I don't have the first idea what they might be about Picture Quote #1

In my garden I spend my days, in my library I spend my nights. My interests are divided between my geraniums and my books. With the flower I am in the present; with the book I am in the past Picture Quote #1

Ah yet, ere I descend to the grave, may I a small house and large garden have; and a few friends, and many books, both true, both wise and both delightful too Picture Quote #1

Books are men of higher stature, and the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear Picture Quote #1

Thus I rediscovered what writers have always known (and have told us again and again): books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told Picture Quote #1

Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means Picture Quote #1

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Libraries are fascinating places: sometimes you feel you are under the canopy of a railway station, and when you read books about exotic places there's a feeling of travelling to distant lands Picture Quote #1

I've written a lot of really good books. Now we'll see if I can write any more good books. I mean there's a chance I won't, but I'm going to try Picture Quote #1

I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading Picture Quote #1

Correspondence, which bears much the same relation to personal intercourse that the books of dried plats I sometimes see do to the living and fresh flowers in the lanes and meadows Picture Quote #1

Sidda can't help herself. She just loves books. Loves the way they feel, the way they smell, loves the black letters marching across the white pages Picture Quote #1

In the modern languages there was not, six hundred years ago, a single volume which is now read. The library of our profound scholar must have consisted entirely of Latin books Picture Quote #1

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Books are living things with blood and bones, and it breaks our heart when people dissect them Picture Quote #1

The hearts of men are their books; events are their tutors; great actions are their eloquence Picture Quote #1

Our lives say much more about how we think than our books do. The theories we preach are not always the ones we actually believe. The theories we live are the ones we really believe Picture Quote #1

In Endless Quest books, you start the plot, and the character has to make choices. Then you have to write one choice over here, one choice over there. The author might get one or two choices out Picture Quote #1

Consecutive reading of biblical books forces everyone who wants to hear to put himself, or to allow himself to be found, where God has acted once and for all for the salvation of men Picture Quote #1

If I were a better artist, I'd be a painter, and if I were a better writer, I'd write books - but I'm not, so I draw cartoons! Picture Quote #1

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Surely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on Earth Picture Quote #1

We found nothing grand in the history of the Jews nor in the morals inculcated in the Pentateuch. I know of no other books that so fully teach the subjection and degradation of woman Picture Quote #1

Would to God you could know the burning indignation that fills woman's soul when she turns over the pages of your statute books, and sees there how like feudal barons you freemen hold your women Picture Quote #1

With books and money placed for show like nest eggs to make clients lay, and for his false opinion pay Picture Quote #1

We ought to regard books as we do sweetmeats, not wholly to aim at the pleasantest, but chiefly to respect the wholesomest; not forbidding either, but approving the latter most Picture Quote #1

I met a librian recently who said she doesn't read because books are her job and when she goes home, she wanats to switch it off. I think we can agree that that's creepy as hell Picture Quote #1

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There is a kind of physiognomy in the titles of books no less than in the faces of men, by which a skillful observer will as well know what to expect from the one as the other Picture Quote #1

At a Boston signing, someone from the audience asked why I was so obsessed with furniture in my books. The question rattled around in my head. I had no idea that I was obsessed with furniture Picture Quote #1

Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them. Readers and writers alike discover things they never knew about the world and about themselves Picture Quote #1

Children's books are written to be read, adult books are written to be talked about at cocktail parties Picture Quote #1

Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy Picture Quote #1

I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood Picture Quote #1

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Seriously, though, I look at the books on my shelves and it's clear that I read them, back then, but I can't remember ever doing it, and I don't have the first idea what they might be about (Books Quotes) In my garden I spend my days, in my library I spend my nights. My interests are divided between my geraniums and my books. With the flower I am in the present; with the book I am in the past (Books Quotes) Ah yet, ere I descend to the grave, may I a small house and large garden have; and a few friends, and many books, both true, both wise and both delightful too (Books Quotes) Books are men of higher stature, and the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear (Books Quotes) Thus I rediscovered what writers have always known (and have told us again and again): books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told (Books Quotes) Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means (Books Quotes) Libraries are fascinating places: sometimes you feel you are under the canopy of a railway station, and when you read books about exotic places there's a feeling of travelling to distant lands (Books Quotes) I've written a lot of really good books. Now we'll see if I can write any more good books. I mean there's a chance I won't, but I'm going to try (Books Quotes) I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading (Books Quotes) Correspondence, which bears much the same relation to personal intercourse that the books of dried plats I sometimes see do to the living and fresh flowers in the lanes and meadows (Books Quotes) Sidda can't help herself. She just loves books. Loves the way they feel, the way they smell, loves the black letters marching across the white pages (Books Quotes) In the modern languages there was not, six hundred years ago, a single volume which is now read. The library of our profound scholar must have consisted entirely of Latin books (Books Quotes) Books are living things with blood and bones, and it breaks our heart when people dissect them (Books Quotes) The hearts of men are their books; events are their tutors; great actions are their eloquence (Books Quotes) Our lives say much more about how we think than our books do. The theories we preach are not always the ones we actually believe. The theories we live are the ones we really believe (Books Quotes) In Endless Quest books, you start the plot, and the character has to make choices. Then you have to write one choice over here, one choice over there. The author might get one or two choices out (Books Quotes) Consecutive reading of biblical books forces everyone who wants to hear to put himself, or to allow himself to be found, where God has acted once and for all for the salvation of men (Books Quotes) If I were a better artist, I'd be a painter, and if I were a better writer, I'd write books - but I'm not, so I draw cartoons! (Books Quotes) Surely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on Earth (Books Quotes) We found nothing grand in the history of the Jews nor in the morals inculcated in the Pentateuch. I know of no other books that so fully teach the subjection and degradation of woman (Books Quotes) Would to God you could know the burning indignation that fills woman's soul when she turns over the pages of your statute books, and sees there how like feudal barons you freemen hold your women (Books Quotes) With books and money placed for show like nest eggs to make clients lay, and for his false opinion pay (Books Quotes) We ought to regard books as we do sweetmeats, not wholly to aim at the pleasantest, but chiefly to respect the wholesomest; not forbidding either, but approving the latter most (Books Quotes) I met a librian recently who said she doesn't read because books are her job and when she goes home, she wanats to switch it off. I think we can agree that that's creepy as hell (Books Quotes) There is a kind of physiognomy in the titles of books no less than in the faces of men, by which a skillful observer will as well know what to expect from the one as the other (Books Quotes) At a Boston signing, someone from the audience asked why I was so obsessed with furniture in my books. The question rattled around in my head. I had no idea that I was obsessed with furniture (Books Quotes) Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them. Readers and writers alike discover things they never knew about the world and about themselves (Books Quotes) Children's books are written to be read, adult books are written to be talked about at cocktail parties (Books Quotes) Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy (Books Quotes) I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood (Books Quotes)

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