Quote Genre: Books

Tryon Edwards – ‘We should be as careful of t…

‘We should be as careful of the books we read as of the company we keep. The dead very often have more power than the living.’

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Walter Elias Disney – ‘There is more treasure in bo…

‘There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates loot on Treasure Island and best of all you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.’

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Benjamin Disraeli – ‘Books are the curse of the h…

‘Books are the curse of the human race.’

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Emily Dickinson – ‘He ate and drank the preciou…

‘He ate and drank the precious Words His Spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor Nor that his frame was Dust.’

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Rene Descartes – ‘The reading of all good book…

‘The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of the past centuries.’

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Robertson Davies – ‘Book lovers are thought by u…

‘Book lovers are thought by unbookish people to be gentle and unworldly and perhaps a few of them are so. But there are others who will lie and scheme and steal to get books as wildly and unconscionably as the … Continue reading →

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- ‘The rules have changed. True…

‘The rules have changed. True power is held by the person who possesses the largest bookshelf not gun cabinet or wallet.’

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W. J. Slim – ‘When you cannot make up your…

‘When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take choose the bolder.’

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Andrei Sinyavsky. – ‘What is the most precious th…

‘What is the most precious the most exciting smell waiting for you in the house when you return to it after a dozen years or so? The smell of roses you think? No mouldering books.’

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Andre Sinyavsky – ‘What is the most precious th…

‘What is the most precious the most exciting smell awaiting you in the house when you return to it after a dozen years or so? The smell of roses you think? No mouldering books.’

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