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Books Quotes

All the old houses that I knew when I was a child were full of books, bought generation after generation by members of the family. Nobody told you to read this or not to read that Picture Quote #1

I have a strong opinion that a genuine love of books is one of the greatest blessings of life for man and woman Picture Quote #1

Men who can, when they wish to write a document, shut themselves up for days with their thoughts and their books, know little of what difficulties a woman must surmount to get off a tolerable production Picture Quote #1

Education is what you learn in books, and nobody knows you know it but your teacher Picture Quote #1

When a literary person’s exhaustive work is over, the last thing he wishes to do is to talk books Picture Quote #1

I devoured books like a person taking vitamins, afraid that otherwise I would remain this gelatinous narcissist, with no possibility of ever becoming thoughtful, of ever being taken seriously Picture Quote #1

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Books should be cherished, like children, books are for the next generation, like children, like history Picture Quote #1

There are some books in which every poem is a facet of the same thing. So the book is like a piece of music. And there are books of poems that I love so much that I carry them around with me Picture Quote #1

Some people are going to be impatient no matter what. If I wrote two books a year, someone out there would be pissed I wasn’t writing three Picture Quote #1

Generally my favorite remarks always come from my readers. I’ve had people say my books made them laugh, or cry, or that it frightened them late at night Picture Quote #1

A lot of the ways that I like to approach comic books, or anything like that, is not just the book itself, but the fans of it, the readers, the world that exists around it as a cultural object Picture Quote #1

Why are people so afraid of giving their kids necessary information that might prevent an unwanted pregnancy or disease? But they’re not worried about the violent nature of video games or movies or books Picture Quote #1

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Authors have to write for their characters, for who they are, that’s the strength of books. Don’t worry about censors. Just write the story you need to tell and the rewards will come Picture Quote #1

I have always loved books, and as a mother, I wanted to share my passion for reading with my children Picture Quote #1

I’m a discursive thinker, so quotation has played an active role in the structure and content of my books from the beginning Picture Quote #1

My reading practice is one reason I mostly don’t read electronically. Different books are in different rooms of my house, and one is in my backpack. Physical location tells me what book to read Picture Quote #1

There are books where you can really see the moral question, which I think we answer every day for ourselves, in every interaction we have with people, to a lesser or greater degree Picture Quote #1

The point is that whatever one is trying to learn, it is necessary to have firsthand experience, rather than learning from books or from teachers or by merely conforming to an already established pattern Picture Quote #1

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Borrow my umbrellas, my clothes, my money, and I will likely not think of them again. But borrow my books and I will be on your track like a bloodhound until they are returned Picture Quote #1

There are books that one needs maturity to enjoy just as there are books an adult can come on too late to savor Picture Quote #1

What more do I need to say? Conservative books sell. I can’t help it if liberal books don’t sell Picture Quote #1

When you stop searching and you calm down and you put your books away, and you confront yourself and see what you are all about, that will bring about bliss faster than anything you can ever imagine or ever do Picture Quote #1

You couldn’t always trust the history books. They told a diluted truth, a truth by committee Picture Quote #1

None of what I know is out of books.... I prefer tactual learning. Touching, on the quick of the sore nail, of present, mobile life. To toy, to gnaw, to tear: at the living element of pain. Like at a living drumstick Picture Quote #1

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People don’t roll around naked in my books. I do allow them to go to bed if they’re married, but it’s all very wonderful and the moon beams Picture Quote #1

Let us secure not such books as people want, but books just above their wants, and they will reach up to take what is put out for them Picture Quote #1

During really difficult times in my life when I start questioning why I am struggling with something, I often turn to books to understand myself better Picture Quote #1

I’ve always thought that very few people grow old as admirably as academics. At least books never let them down Picture Quote #1

If you are rich, you have lovely cars, and jars full of flowers, and books in rows, and a wireless, and the best sort of gramophone and meringues for supper Picture Quote #1

Together, we can make ourselves a nation that spends more on books than on bombs, more on hospitals than the terrible tools of war, more on decent houses than military aircraft Picture Quote #1

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All the old houses that I knew when I was a child were full of books, bought generation after generation by members of the family. Nobody told you to read this or not to read that (Books Quotes) I have a strong opinion that a genuine love of books is one of the greatest blessings of life for man and woman (Books Quotes) Men who can, when they wish to write a document, shut themselves up for days with their thoughts and their books, know little of what difficulties a woman must surmount to get off a tolerable production (Books Quotes) Education is what you learn in books, and nobody knows you know it but your teacher (Books Quotes) When a literary person’s exhaustive work is over, the last thing he wishes to do is to talk books (Books Quotes) I devoured books like a person taking vitamins, afraid that otherwise I would remain this gelatinous narcissist, with no possibility of ever becoming thoughtful, of ever being taken seriously (Books Quotes) Books should be cherished, like children, books are for the next generation, like children, like history (Books Quotes) There are some books in which every poem is a facet of the same thing. So the book is like a piece of music. And there are books of poems that I love so much that I carry them around with me (Books Quotes) Some people are going to be impatient no matter what. If I wrote two books a year, someone out there would be pissed I wasn’t writing three (Books Quotes) Generally my favorite remarks always come from my readers. I’ve had people say my books made them laugh, or cry, or that it frightened them late at night (Books Quotes) A lot of the ways that I like to approach comic books, or anything like that, is not just the book itself, but the fans of it, the readers, the world that exists around it as a cultural object (Books Quotes) Why are people so afraid of giving their kids necessary information that might prevent an unwanted pregnancy or disease? But they’re not worried about the violent nature of video games or movies or books (Books Quotes) Authors have to write for their characters, for who they are, that’s the strength of books. Don’t worry about censors. Just write the story you need to tell and the rewards will come (Books Quotes) I have always loved books, and as a mother, I wanted to share my passion for reading with my children (Books Quotes) I’m a discursive thinker, so quotation has played an active role in the structure and content of my books from the beginning (Books Quotes) My reading practice is one reason I mostly don’t read electronically. Different books are in different rooms of my house, and one is in my backpack. Physical location tells me what book to read (Books Quotes) There are books where you can really see the moral question, which I think we answer every day for ourselves, in every interaction we have with people, to a lesser or greater degree (Books Quotes) The point is that whatever one is trying to learn, it is necessary to have firsthand experience, rather than learning from books or from teachers or by merely conforming to an already established pattern (Books Quotes) Borrow my umbrellas, my clothes, my money, and I will likely not think of them again. But borrow my books and I will be on your track like a bloodhound until they are returned (Books Quotes) There are books that one needs maturity to enjoy just as there are books an adult can come on too late to savor (Books Quotes) What more do I need to say? Conservative books sell. I can’t help it if liberal books don’t sell (Books Quotes) When you stop searching and you calm down and you put your books away, and you confront yourself and see what you are all about, that will bring about bliss faster than anything you can ever imagine or ever do (Books Quotes) You couldn’t always trust the history books. They told a diluted truth, a truth by committee (Books Quotes) None of what I know is out of books.... I prefer tactual learning. Touching, on the quick of the sore nail, of present, mobile life. To toy, to gnaw, to tear: at the living element of pain. Like at a living drumstick (Books Quotes) People don’t roll around naked in my books. I do allow them to go to bed if they’re married, but it’s all very wonderful and the moon beams (Books Quotes) Let us secure not such books as people want, but books just above their wants, and they will reach up to take what is put out for them (Books Quotes) During really difficult times in my life when I start questioning why I am struggling with something, I often turn to books to understand myself better (Books Quotes) I’ve always thought that very few people grow old as admirably as academics. At least books never let them down (Books Quotes) If you are rich, you have lovely cars, and jars full of flowers, and books in rows, and a wireless, and the best sort of gramophone and meringues for supper (Books Quotes) Together, we can make ourselves a nation that spends more on books than on bombs, more on hospitals than the terrible tools of war, more on decent houses than military aircraft (Books Quotes)

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