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Book Quotes

No good book or good thing of any kind shows it best face at first. No the most common quality of in a true work of art that has excellence and depth, is that at first sight it produces a certain disappointment Picture Quote #1

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west Picture Quote #1

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a personality which, by birth and quality, is pledged to the doctrines there set forth, and which exists to see and state things so, and not otherwise Picture Quote #1

Everyone probably thinks that I’m a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite, when the truth is I’d rather read a book Picture Quote #1

I was so long writing my review that I never got around to reading the book Picture Quote #1

Like ultraviolet rays memory shows to each man in the book of life a script that invisibly and prophetically glosses the text Picture Quote #1

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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

Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave it birth a book is dead to us. Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs Picture Quote #1

Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their own; can read a nod, a shrug, a look, far better than a printed book; convey a libel in a frown, and wink a reputation down Picture Quote #1

There is no book so poor that it would not be a prodigy if wholly made by a single man Picture Quote #1

It is always easy to shut a book, but not quite so easy to get rid of a lettered coxcomb Picture Quote #1

As you grow ready for it, somewhere or other you will find what is needful for you in a book Picture Quote #1

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The wise man is but a clever infant, spelling letters from a hieroglyphical prophetic book, the lexicon of which lies in eternity Picture Quote #1

When I am reading a book, whether wise or silly, it seems to me to be alive and talking to me Picture Quote #1

If a book has no index or good table of contents, it is very useful to make one as you are reading it Picture Quote #1

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author Picture Quote #1

It is not book learning young men need, nor instruction about this and that, but a stiffening of the vertebra which will cause them to be loyal to a trust, to act promptly, concentrate their energies, do a thing Picture Quote #1

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When you’re writing a book, you don’t want it to be overly trendy because you want people to enjoy it for years and refer back to it Picture Quote #1

To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all Picture Quote #1

I have this book club, and we don’t read one book; we offer up a few suggestions and create a library over time Picture Quote #1

I’ve thought of publishing a book of my hate mail, but I don’t own the rights to the letters Picture Quote #1

If you’re going to publish a book, you probably are going to make a fool of yourself Picture Quote #1

I sometimes want to make a book of every tattoo I wanted to get before I actually got a tattoo, because there were so many awful ideas and concepts Picture Quote #1

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If somebody writes a book and doesn’t care for the survival of that book, he’s an imbecile Picture Quote #1

The author may not interpret. But he must tell why and how he wrote his book Picture Quote #1

To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even if there is a blackout Picture Quote #1

After years of practice, I can walk into a bookstore and understand its layout in a few seconds. I can glance at the spine of a book and make a good guess at its content from a number of signs 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

Well I’m not a novelist. I’ve only written one book and that is a memoir Picture Quote #1

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No good book or good thing of any kind shows it best face at first. No the most common quality of in a true work of art that has excellence and depth, is that at first sight it produces a certain disappointment (Book Quotes) Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west (Book Quotes) Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a personality which, by birth and quality, is pledged to the doctrines there set forth, and which exists to see and state things so, and not otherwise (Book Quotes) Everyone probably thinks that I’m a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite, when the truth is I’d rather read a book (Book Quotes) I was so long writing my review that I never got around to reading the book (Book Quotes) Like ultraviolet rays memory shows to each man in the book of life a script that invisibly and prophetically glosses the text (Book 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 (Book Quotes) Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave it birth a book is dead to us. Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs (Book Quotes) Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their own; can read a nod, a shrug, a look, far better than a printed book; convey a libel in a frown, and wink a reputation down (Book Quotes) There is no book so poor that it would not be a prodigy if wholly made by a single man (Book Quotes) It is always easy to shut a book, but not quite so easy to get rid of a lettered coxcomb (Book Quotes) As you grow ready for it, somewhere or other you will find what is needful for you in a book (Book Quotes) The wise man is but a clever infant, spelling letters from a hieroglyphical prophetic book, the lexicon of which lies in eternity (Book Quotes) When I am reading a book, whether wise or silly, it seems to me to be alive and talking to me (Book Quotes) If a book has no index or good table of contents, it is very useful to make one as you are reading it (Book Quotes) Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author (Book Quotes) It is not book learning young men need, nor instruction about this and that, but a stiffening of the vertebra which will cause them to be loyal to a trust, to act promptly, concentrate their energies, do a thing (Book Quotes) I love going on book tours because it’s an opportunity to connect with the people that matter most to my brand (Book Quotes) When you’re writing a book, you don’t want it to be overly trendy because you want people to enjoy it for years and refer back to it (Book Quotes) To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all (Book Quotes) I have this book club, and we don’t read one book; we offer up a few suggestions and create a library over time (Book Quotes) I’ve thought of publishing a book of my hate mail, but I don’t own the rights to the letters (Book Quotes) If you’re going to publish a book, you probably are going to make a fool of yourself (Book Quotes) I sometimes want to make a book of every tattoo I wanted to get before I actually got a tattoo, because there were so many awful ideas and concepts (Book Quotes) If somebody writes a book and doesn’t care for the survival of that book, he’s an imbecile (Book Quotes) The author may not interpret. But he must tell why and how he wrote his book (Book Quotes) To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even if there is a blackout (Book Quotes) After years of practice, I can walk into a bookstore and understand its layout in a few seconds. I can glance at the spine of a book and make a good guess at its content from a number of signs (Book Quotes) I publish my own books, so there isn’t a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house (Book Quotes) Well I’m not a novelist. I’ve only written one book and that is a memoir (Book Quotes)

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