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I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of my manuscripts back to myself - kind of like adding a soundtrack to help shape mood Picture Quote #1

I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so Picture Quote #1

I expected the illegible and the deeply buried in me to be read as if carved on my forehead, just as I expected the obvious and the ill - concealed to be hidden from view Picture Quote #1

When I read Shakespeare I am struck with wonder that such trivial people should muse and thunder in such lovely language Picture Quote #1

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company Picture Quote #1

For what use is it to forbid what we can't prevent? If books are forbidden, children read them on the sly Picture Quote #1

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A nation becomes what its young people read in their youth. Its ideals are fashioned then, its goals strongly determined Picture Quote #1

A book should be a garden that fits in the hands. Word petals of color. Stems of strength. roots of truth. Turn a page and turn the seasons. Read the sentence and enjoy the roses Picture Quote #1

Read the right books. Learn how those who have preceded you have handled the challenges you are currently facing Picture Quote #1

Here in the hospital, I say, that is not my body, not my body. I am not here for the doctors to read like a recipe Picture Quote #1

Seriously, though, I look at the books on my shelves and it's clear that I read them, back then, but I can't remember ever doing it, and I don't have the first idea what they might be about Picture Quote #1

I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television Picture Quote #1

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We read novels because they give us the comfortable sensation of living in worlds where the notion of truth is indisputable, while the actual world seems to be a more treacherous place Picture Quote #1

Libraries are fascinating places: sometimes you feel you are under the canopy of a railway station, and when you read books about exotic places there's a feeling of travelling to distant lands Picture Quote #1

I write for the still fragmented parts in me, trying to bring them together. Whoever can read and use any of this, I write for them as well Picture Quote #1

Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from birth as a paternal, or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read, and say, and eat, and drink and wear Picture Quote #1

I can't read fiction without visualizing every scene. The result is it becomes a series of pictures rather than a book Picture Quote #1

I have to agree that most people in America read a kind of a fiction which is not of a high literary calibre. People read for entertainment Picture Quote #1

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Being daunted by her father in every intellectual attempt, she read every book that came in her way, almost with as much delight as if it had been forbidden Picture Quote #1

The passages in which Milton has alluded to his own circumstances are perhaps read more frequently, and with more interest, than any other lines in his poems Picture Quote #1

In the modern languages there was not, six hundred years ago, a single volume which is now read. The library of our profound scholar must have consisted entirely of Latin books Picture Quote #1

If America's soul becomes totally poisoned, part of the autopsy must read Vietnam. It can never be saved so long as it destroys the hopes of men the world over Picture Quote #1

I read Parker's Spenser series in college. When it comes to detective novels, 90 percent of us admit he's an influence, and the rest of us lie about it Picture Quote #1

Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none Picture Quote #1

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Tis an old tale, and often told; but did my fate and wish agree, ne'er had been read, in story old, of maiden true betray'd for gold, that loved, or was avenged, like me! Picture Quote #1

I met a librian recently who said she doesn't read because books are her job and when she goes home, she wanats to switch it off. I think we can agree that that's creepy as hell Picture Quote #1

I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now Picture Quote #1

Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them. Readers and writers alike discover things they never knew about the world and about themselves Picture Quote #1

Children's books are written to be read, adult books are written to be talked about at cocktail parties Picture Quote #1

We're supposed to worship Adam Smith but you're not supposed to read him. That's too dangerous. He's a dangerous radical Picture Quote #1

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I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of my manuscripts back to myself - kind of like adding a soundtrack to help shape mood (Read Quotes) I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so (Read Quotes) I expected the illegible and the deeply buried in me to be read as if carved on my forehead, just as I expected the obvious and the ill - concealed to be hidden from view (Read Quotes) When I read Shakespeare I am struck with wonder that such trivial people should muse and thunder in such lovely language (Read Quotes) To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company (Read Quotes) For what use is it to forbid what we can't prevent? If books are forbidden, children read them on the sly (Read Quotes) A nation becomes what its young people read in their youth. Its ideals are fashioned then, its goals strongly determined (Read Quotes) A book should be a garden that fits in the hands. Word petals of color. Stems of strength. roots of truth. Turn a page and turn the seasons. Read the sentence and enjoy the roses (Read Quotes) Read the right books. Learn how those who have preceded you have handled the challenges you are currently facing (Read Quotes) Here in the hospital, I say, that is not my body, not my body. I am not here for the doctors to read like a recipe (Read Quotes) Seriously, though, I look at the books on my shelves and it's clear that I read them, back then, but I can't remember ever doing it, and I don't have the first idea what they might be about (Read Quotes) I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television (Read Quotes) We read novels because they give us the comfortable sensation of living in worlds where the notion of truth is indisputable, while the actual world seems to be a more treacherous place (Read Quotes) Libraries are fascinating places: sometimes you feel you are under the canopy of a railway station, and when you read books about exotic places there's a feeling of travelling to distant lands (Read Quotes) I write for the still fragmented parts in me, trying to bring them together. Whoever can read and use any of this, I write for them as well (Read Quotes) Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from birth as a paternal, or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read, and say, and eat, and drink and wear (Read Quotes) I can't read fiction without visualizing every scene. The result is it becomes a series of pictures rather than a book (Read Quotes) I have to agree that most people in America read a kind of a fiction which is not of a high literary calibre. People read for entertainment (Read Quotes) Being daunted by her father in every intellectual attempt, she read every book that came in her way, almost with as much delight as if it had been forbidden (Read Quotes) The passages in which Milton has alluded to his own circumstances are perhaps read more frequently, and with more interest, than any other lines in his poems (Read Quotes) In the modern languages there was not, six hundred years ago, a single volume which is now read. The library of our profound scholar must have consisted entirely of Latin books (Read Quotes) If America's soul becomes totally poisoned, part of the autopsy must read Vietnam. It can never be saved so long as it destroys the hopes of men the world over (Read Quotes) I read Parker's Spenser series in college. When it comes to detective novels, 90 percent of us admit he's an influence, and the rest of us lie about it (Read Quotes) Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none (Read Quotes) Tis an old tale, and often told; but did my fate and wish agree, ne'er had been read, in story old, of maiden true betray'd for gold, that loved, or was avenged, like me! (Read Quotes) I met a librian recently who said she doesn't read because books are her job and when she goes home, she wanats to switch it off. I think we can agree that that's creepy as hell (Read Quotes) I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now (Read Quotes) Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them. Readers and writers alike discover things they never knew about the world and about themselves (Read Quotes) Children's books are written to be read, adult books are written to be talked about at cocktail parties (Read Quotes) We're supposed to worship Adam Smith but you're not supposed to read him. That's too dangerous. He's a dangerous radical (Read Quotes)

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