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Helen DeWitt Quotes

I once read somewhere that Sean Connery left school at the age of 13 and later went on to read Proust and Finnegans Wake and I keep expecting to meet an enthusiastic school leaver on the train, the type of person who only ever reads something because it is marvellous (and so hated school). Unfortunately the enthusiastic school leavers are all minding their own business Picture Quote #1

The typical review makes a Teletubby look like a sabre-toothed tiger. You can economize by reading online rather than squandering $4.95, yes, but all you get is people pusillanimously Favoriting and Liking and Friending. Why is there no Hate button? Why? Picture Quote #1

If you don’t like a language, you can go write your own Picture Quote #1

There are people who think death a fate worse than boredom Picture Quote #1

The master swordsman isn’t interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art Picture Quote #1

I didn’t want to go to sleep knowing I would just wake up in the morning Picture Quote #1

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Perhaps this is the root of all evil, that gardeners are not put in charge of our schools Picture Quote #1

There are people who think contraception is immoral because the object of copulation is procreation. In a similar way there are people who think the only reason to read a book is to write a book Picture Quote #1

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I once read somewhere that Sean Connery left school at the age of 13 and later went on to read Proust and Finnegans Wake and I keep expecting to meet an enthusiastic school leaver on the train, the type of person who only ever reads something because it is marvellous (and so hated school). Unfortunately the enthusiastic school leavers are all minding their own business (Helen DeWitt Quotes) The typical review makes a Teletubby look like a sabre-toothed tiger. You can economize by reading online rather than squandering $4.95, yes, but all you get is people pusillanimously Favoriting and Liking and Friending. Why is there no Hate button? Why? (Helen DeWitt Quotes) If you don’t like a language, you can go write your own (Helen DeWitt Quotes) There are people who think death a fate worse than boredom (Helen DeWitt Quotes) The master swordsman isn’t interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art (Helen DeWitt Quotes) I didn’t want to go to sleep knowing I would just wake up in the morning (Helen DeWitt Quotes) Perhaps this is the root of all evil, that gardeners are not put in charge of our schools (Helen DeWitt Quotes) There are people who think contraception is immoral because the object of copulation is procreation. In a similar way there are people who think the only reason to read a book is to write a book (Helen DeWitt Quotes)