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Books Quotes

I write books I’d enjoy reading, I’m the reader standing behind my shoulder Picture Quote #1

It may be that the books that were best liked in your lifetime are not the ones that are best liked 100 years later Picture Quote #1

People are always telling me that they’ve seen people reading my books on the subway, or the beach, or whenever Picture Quote #1

It’s so disappointing, to put it mildly, that people know so much about my life. Because it means that they’re always trying to look at my books in terms of my life Picture Quote #1

What I’ve always tried to find in my books are points at which the private lives of the characters, and also my own, intersect with the public life of the culture Picture Quote #1

I probably shouldn’t admit this since I work in the tech industry, but I still prefer reading paper books Picture Quote #1

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I do not remember any proper children’s books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them Picture Quote #1

Academic experts may not be good at doing what they are experts in themselves, but they are good at explaining the subject matter to others. They write books, teach courses and offer lessons and give steps others can follow Picture Quote #1

I loved books; I read my childhood away. I was more interested in my interior world Picture Quote #1

Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still Picture Quote #1

I like books that don’t give you an easy ride. I like the feeling of discomfort. The sense of being implicated Picture Quote #1

I like books that expose me to people unlike me and books that do battle against caricature or simplification. That, to me, is the heroic in fiction Picture Quote #1

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I think that a movie can only be an adjunct or only a supplement to books, to different points of view, to scholars, historians and your own teachers Picture Quote #1

Publishers, naturally, loathe used books and have developed strategies to depress the secondhand market. They bring out new, even more expensive editions of popular textbooks every three to four years, in a classic cycle of planned obsolescence Picture Quote #1

I’m constantly running across people who have never heard of books I think they should read Picture Quote #1

The remedy for life’s broken pieces is not classes, workshops or books. Don’t try to heal the broken pieces. Just forgive Picture Quote #1

I find that the history books that we teach our kids with are not fully truthful, in my opinion Picture Quote #1

I still have my unemployment books and I remember when I worked for the sanitation department and the post office Picture Quote #1

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To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I’ve got books I need to read Picture Quote #1

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written Picture Quote #1

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them Picture Quote #1

Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home Picture Quote #1

Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable Picture Quote #1

Do you know that books smell like nutmeg or some spice from a foreign land? I loved to smell them when I was a boy. Lord, there were a lot of lovely books once, before we let them go Picture Quote #1

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The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us Picture Quote #1

I don’t write a book so that it will be the final word; I write a book so that other books are possible, not necessarily written by me Picture Quote #1

It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful Picture Quote #1

Stories never really end... even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don’t end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page Picture Quote #1

Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day Picture Quote #1

Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft were written by men Picture Quote #1

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I write books I’d enjoy reading, I’m the reader standing behind my shoulder (Books Quotes) It may be that the books that were best liked in your lifetime are not the ones that are best liked 100 years later (Books Quotes) People are always telling me that they’ve seen people reading my books on the subway, or the beach, or whenever (Books Quotes) It’s so disappointing, to put it mildly, that people know so much about my life. Because it means that they’re always trying to look at my books in terms of my life (Books Quotes) What I’ve always tried to find in my books are points at which the private lives of the characters, and also my own, intersect with the public life of the culture (Books Quotes) I probably shouldn’t admit this since I work in the tech industry, but I still prefer reading paper books (Books Quotes) I do not remember any proper children’s books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them (Books Quotes) Academic experts may not be good at doing what they are experts in themselves, but they are good at explaining the subject matter to others. They write books, teach courses and offer lessons and give steps others can follow (Books Quotes) I loved books; I read my childhood away. I was more interested in my interior world (Books Quotes) Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still (Books Quotes) I like books that don’t give you an easy ride. I like the feeling of discomfort. The sense of being implicated (Books Quotes) I like books that expose me to people unlike me and books that do battle against caricature or simplification. That, to me, is the heroic in fiction (Books Quotes) I think that a movie can only be an adjunct or only a supplement to books, to different points of view, to scholars, historians and your own teachers (Books Quotes) Publishers, naturally, loathe used books and have developed strategies to depress the secondhand market. They bring out new, even more expensive editions of popular textbooks every three to four years, in a classic cycle of planned obsolescence (Books Quotes) I’m constantly running across people who have never heard of books I think they should read (Books Quotes) The remedy for life’s broken pieces is not classes, workshops or books. Don’t try to heal the broken pieces. Just forgive (Books Quotes) I find that the history books that we teach our kids with are not fully truthful, in my opinion (Books Quotes) I still have my unemployment books and I remember when I worked for the sanitation department and the post office (Books Quotes) To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I’ve got books I need to read (Books Quotes) There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written (Books Quotes) In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them (Books Quotes) Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home (Books Quotes) Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable (Books Quotes) Do you know that books smell like nutmeg or some spice from a foreign land? I loved to smell them when I was a boy. Lord, there were a lot of lovely books once, before we let them go (Books Quotes) The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us (Books Quotes) I don’t write a book so that it will be the final word; I write a book so that other books are possible, not necessarily written by me (Books Quotes) It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful (Books Quotes) Stories never really end... even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don’t end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page (Books Quotes) Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day (Books Quotes) Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft were written by men (Books Quotes)

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