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Books Quotes

The success of many books is due to the affinity between the mediocrity of the author’s ideas and those of the public Picture Quote #1

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads Picture Quote #1

The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing Picture Quote #1

For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books Picture Quote #1

The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up Picture Quote #1

Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as in books it is generally the worst sort of reading Picture Quote #1

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Most writers write books that they wouldn’t read. I ought to know; I’ve done it myself Picture Quote #1

You’ve got to love libraries. You’ve got to love books. You’ve got to love poetry. You’ve got to love everything about literature. Then, you can pick the one thing you love most and write about it Picture Quote #1

Buy good books, and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always the best, if the editors are not blockheads Picture Quote #1

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They are good for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see a book than be warped by its attraction clean out of my own orbit, and made a satellite instead of a system Picture Quote #1

I learned little save that most of the deeds, good and bad both, incurring opprobrium or plaudits or reward either, within the scope of man’s abilities, had already been performed and were to be learned about only from books Picture Quote #1

The past but lives in written words: a thousand ages were blank if books had not evoked their ghosts, and kept the pale unbodied shades to warn us from fleshless lips Picture Quote #1

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Books to judicious compilers, are useful; to particular arts and professions, they are absolutely necessary; to men of real science, they are tools: but more are tools to them Picture Quote #1

No good poetry is ever written in a manner twenty years old, for to write in such a manner shows conclusively that the writer thinks from books, convention and cliché, not from real life Picture Quote #1

It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books Picture Quote #1

How many books there are whose reputation is made that would not obtain it were it now to make? Picture Quote #1

It is with books as with women, where a certain plainness of manner and of dress is more engaging than that glare of paint and airs and apparel which may dazzle the eye, but reaches not the affections Picture Quote #1

Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there are boundless stores of moral and historic truth, and no less of passion and imagination laid up, from which lessons of infinite worth may be derived Picture Quote #1

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Children aren’t coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors Picture Quote #1

The problem with books, now that I’ve written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than sitting down to write something new Picture Quote #1

I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are driven at 100 miles per hour at a time Picture Quote #1

As a kid, I spent every summer bent over a stack of books, obsessively writing detailed reports on each one Picture Quote #1

I have three storage units, and that’s no lie. Three storage units. All books Picture Quote #1

We hide so well. This is the bottom line: how hidden is male subjectivity? Name five books where male subjectivity is produced in an honest way Picture Quote #1

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Anyone who reads advice books about romance has one problem to begin with: bad taste in literature Picture Quote #1

My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn’t visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of town and he died when I was six. He was remarkably curious about the world, and he read lots of books Picture Quote #1

There are more books in the world than hours in which to read them. We are thus deeply influenced by books we haven’t read, that we haven’t had the time to read Picture Quote #1

I publish my own books, so there isn’t a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house Picture Quote #1

I don’t normally have time to read, so when I go away I like to take a few books Picture Quote #1

Going off the grid is always good for me. It’s the way that I’ve started books and finished books and gotten myself out of deadline dooms and things Picture Quote #1

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The success of many books is due to the affinity between the mediocrity of the author’s ideas and those of the public (Books Quotes) If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads (Books Quotes) The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing (Books Quotes) For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books (Books Quotes) The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up (Books Quotes) Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as in books it is generally the worst sort of reading (Books Quotes) Most writers write books that they wouldn’t read. I ought to know; I’ve done it myself (Books Quotes) You’ve got to love libraries. You’ve got to love books. You’ve got to love poetry. You’ve got to love everything about literature. Then, you can pick the one thing you love most and write about it (Books Quotes) Buy good books, and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always the best, if the editors are not blockheads (Books Quotes) Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They are good for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see a book than be warped by its attraction clean out of my own orbit, and made a satellite instead of a system (Books Quotes) I learned little save that most of the deeds, good and bad both, incurring opprobrium or plaudits or reward either, within the scope of man’s abilities, had already been performed and were to be learned about only from books (Books Quotes) The past but lives in written words: a thousand ages were blank if books had not evoked their ghosts, and kept the pale unbodied shades to warn us from fleshless lips (Books Quotes) Books to judicious compilers, are useful; to particular arts and professions, they are absolutely necessary; to men of real science, they are tools: but more are tools to them (Books Quotes) No good poetry is ever written in a manner twenty years old, for to write in such a manner shows conclusively that the writer thinks from books, convention and cliché, not from real life (Books Quotes) It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books (Books Quotes) How many books there are whose reputation is made that would not obtain it were it now to make? (Books Quotes) It is with books as with women, where a certain plainness of manner and of dress is more engaging than that glare of paint and airs and apparel which may dazzle the eye, but reaches not the affections (Books Quotes) Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there are boundless stores of moral and historic truth, and no less of passion and imagination laid up, from which lessons of infinite worth may be derived (Books Quotes) Children aren’t coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors (Books Quotes) The problem with books, now that I’ve written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than sitting down to write something new (Books Quotes) I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are driven at 100 miles per hour at a time (Books Quotes) As a kid, I spent every summer bent over a stack of books, obsessively writing detailed reports on each one (Books Quotes) I have three storage units, and that’s no lie. Three storage units. All books (Books Quotes) We hide so well. This is the bottom line: how hidden is male subjectivity? Name five books where male subjectivity is produced in an honest way (Books Quotes) Anyone who reads advice books about romance has one problem to begin with: bad taste in literature (Books Quotes) My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn’t visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of town and he died when I was six. He was remarkably curious about the world, and he read lots of books (Books Quotes) There are more books in the world than hours in which to read them. We are thus deeply influenced by books we haven’t read, that we haven’t had the time to read (Books Quotes) I publish my own books, so there isn’t a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house (Books Quotes) I don’t normally have time to read, so when I go away I like to take a few books (Books Quotes) Going off the grid is always good for me. It’s the way that I’ve started books and finished books and gotten myself out of deadline dooms and things (Books Quotes)

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