"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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"There are a large number of people in the room, but one is unaware of them. They are in the books. At times they move among the pages, like sleepers turning over between two dreams. Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading."
"My hands could be considered deadly weapons. You see, I write with both of them."
"When asked, "How do you write?"I invariably answer, "One word at a time,"and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all it is. It sounds too simple to be true, but consider the Great Wall of China, if you will: one stone at a time, man. That's all. One stone at a time. But I've read you can see that motherfucker from space without a telescope."
"I truly believe that if you have more friends than books, you have too many friends. Or not enough books. Probably both."
"That's the thing about a great book. Every time you read it, it's different, because you're different. You've changed since the last time you picked it up, things have happened to you."
"This must be what an addict feels like, I think, trying to fight the pull of one last, quick read. My fingers itch toward the binding, and finally, with a sigh of regret, I just grab the book and open it, hungrily reading the story."
"You don't remember what happened. What you remember becomes what happened."
"Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means..."
"The covers of this book are too far apart."
"An artist is someone who can hold two opposing viewpoints and still remain fully functional."
"In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.(Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.)"
"Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone."
"′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read."
"anyone who’s worth anything reads just what he likes, as the mood takes him, and with extravagant enthusiasm."
"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes."
"You can cover a great deal of country in books."
"We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read."
"Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures."
"اعذرني !!لن ألوث طهري ونقائي لمجرد إرضائك ،ولن أدنس مبادئي لأكسب شرف قربك مني ..ولن أنزع رداء الطفولة من روحي من ذاتي من وجداني ..لأكون في نظرك أنثى كاملة النضوجهذه أنا إن أردتني بطهري بطفولتي بنقائي بوفائي بعطائي !!وإن لم ترغب بنجلائك كما هي ..إذهب إليهن وغادرنيفكثيرات ياسيدي من هن بحجم رغباتك !وقليلات / قليلات من هن بحجم نقائي !"