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In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody Picture Quote #1

I think the government should do everything they possibly can to, to bring this crisis to an end; and that means going after BP, enforcing the laws that are on the books, and restoring the gulf to it's original condition Picture Quote #1

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them Picture Quote #1

In a Glasser Quality School there is no such thing as a closed book test. Students are told to get out their notes and open their books. There is no such thing as being forbidden to ask the teacher or another student for help Picture Quote #1

My alma mater was books, a good library. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity Picture Quote #1

Formerly we used to canonise our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarise them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable Picture Quote #1

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The nineteenth century is a turning point in history, simply on account of the work of two men, darwin and Renan, the one the critic of the Book of Nature, the other the critic of the books of God Picture Quote #1

Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands a deep book, until he has seen and lived at least part of it's contents Picture Quote #1

Faulkner is a writer who has had much to do with my soul, but Hemingway is the one who had the most to do with my craft - not simply for his books, but for his astounding knowledge of the aspect of craftsmanship in the science of writing Picture Quote #1

Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly Picture Quote #1

All those authors there, most of whom of course I've never met. That's the poetry side, that's the prose side, that's the fishing and miscellaneous behind me. You get an affection for books that you've enjoyed Picture Quote #1

And I think of that again as I've written in several of my beauty books, a lot of health comes from the proper eating habits, which are something that - you know, I come from a generation that wasn't - didn't have a lot of food Picture Quote #1

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I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long Picture Quote #1

My books are elegiac in the sense that they're odes to a nation that even I sometimes think may not exist anymore except in my memory and my imagination Picture Quote #1

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought Picture Quote #1

People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerful imagination Picture Quote #1

I don't think any good book is based on factual experience. Bad books are about things the writer already knew before he wrote them Picture Quote #1

One must be rich in thought and character to owe nothing to books, though preparation is necessary to profitable reading; and the less reading is better than more; book struck men are of all readers least wise, however knowing or learned Picture Quote #1

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I have ever gained the most profit, and the most pleasure also, from the books which have made me think the most: and, when the difficulties have once been overcome, these are the books which have stuck the deepest root, not only in my memory and understanding, but likewise in my affections Picture Quote #1

History gets thicker as it approaches recent times: more people, more events, and more books written about them. More evidence is preserved, often, one is tempted to say, too much. Decay and destruction have hardly begun their beneficent work Picture Quote #1

Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other favorites of the nursery Picture Quote #1

I was supposed to go to drama school and then go to New York and do theatre. But I grew up on all those fabulous movies and had read all the bold Hollywood books, and I thought I just had to take a look Picture Quote #1

I found that the recipes in most - in all - the books I had were really not adequate. They didn't tell you enough... I won't do anything unless I'm told why I'm doing it. So I felt that we needed fuller explanations so that if you followed one of those recipes, it should turn out exactly right Picture Quote #1

When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read Picture Quote #1

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I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. and they're not calling me up and asking me for dinner Picture Quote #1

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all Picture Quote #1

My hero in comic books is Jack Kirby: 'Spider-Man, ' 'Fantastic Four, ' 'Captain America, ' Marvel Comics. He was really the basis for Marvel Comics Picture Quote #1

Who of you appreciate the galling humiliation, the refinements of degradation, to which women... Are subject, in this the last half of the nineteenth century? How many of you have ever read even the laws concerning them that now disgrace your statute books? In cruelty and tyranny, they are not surpassed by any slave holding code in the Southern States Picture Quote #1

I have learned to do more with less, so you don't see the big books anymore Picture Quote #1

I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I was reading the sixth, 'Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince', there were bits in there where I was going, 'God, I would love to do that because it's so good' Picture Quote #1

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In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody (Books Quotes) I think the government should do everything they possibly can to, to bring this crisis to an end; and that means going after BP, enforcing the laws that are on the books, and restoring the gulf to it's original condition (Books Quotes) The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them (Books Quotes) In a Glasser Quality School there is no such thing as a closed book test. Students are told to get out their notes and open their books. There is no such thing as being forbidden to ask the teacher or another student for help (Books Quotes) My alma mater was books, a good library. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity (Books Quotes) Formerly we used to canonise our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarise them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable (Books Quotes) The nineteenth century is a turning point in history, simply on account of the work of two men, darwin and Renan, the one the critic of the Book of Nature, the other the critic of the books of God (Books Quotes) Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands a deep book, until he has seen and lived at least part of it's contents (Books Quotes) Faulkner is a writer who has had much to do with my soul, but Hemingway is the one who had the most to do with my craft - not simply for his books, but for his astounding knowledge of the aspect of craftsmanship in the science of writing (Books Quotes) Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly (Books Quotes) All those authors there, most of whom of course I've never met. That's the poetry side, that's the prose side, that's the fishing and miscellaneous behind me. You get an affection for books that you've enjoyed (Books Quotes) And I think of that again as I've written in several of my beauty books, a lot of health comes from the proper eating habits, which are something that - you know, I come from a generation that wasn't - didn't have a lot of food (Books Quotes) I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long (Books Quotes) My books are elegiac in the sense that they're odes to a nation that even I sometimes think may not exist anymore except in my memory and my imagination (Books Quotes) The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought (Books Quotes) People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerful imagination (Books Quotes) I don't think any good book is based on factual experience. Bad books are about things the writer already knew before he wrote them (Books Quotes) One must be rich in thought and character to owe nothing to books, though preparation is necessary to profitable reading; and the less reading is better than more; book struck men are of all readers least wise, however knowing or learned (Books Quotes) I have ever gained the most profit, and the most pleasure also, from the books which have made me think the most: and, when the difficulties have once been overcome, these are the books which have stuck the deepest root, not only in my memory and understanding, but likewise in my affections (Books Quotes) History gets thicker as it approaches recent times: more people, more events, and more books written about them. More evidence is preserved, often, one is tempted to say, too much. Decay and destruction have hardly begun their beneficent work (Books Quotes) Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other favorites of the nursery (Books Quotes) I was supposed to go to drama school and then go to New York and do theatre. But I grew up on all those fabulous movies and had read all the bold Hollywood books, and I thought I just had to take a look (Books Quotes) I found that the recipes in most - in all - the books I had were really not adequate. They didn't tell you enough... I won't do anything unless I'm told why I'm doing it. So I felt that we needed fuller explanations so that if you followed one of those recipes, it should turn out exactly right (Books Quotes) When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read (Books Quotes) I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. and they're not calling me up and asking me for dinner (Books Quotes) Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all (Books Quotes) My hero in comic books is Jack Kirby: 'Spider-Man, ' 'Fantastic Four, ' 'Captain America, ' Marvel Comics. He was really the basis for Marvel Comics (Books Quotes) Who of you appreciate the galling humiliation, the refinements of degradation, to which women... Are subject, in this the last half of the nineteenth century? How many of you have ever read even the laws concerning them that now disgrace your statute books? In cruelty and tyranny, they are not surpassed by any slave holding code in the Southern States (Books Quotes) I have learned to do more with less, so you don't see the big books anymore (Books Quotes) I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I was reading the sixth, 'Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince', there were bits in there where I was going, 'God, I would love to do that because it's so good' (Books Quotes)

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