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    A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way

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The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it read more

The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it is.

by Sir James M. Barrie Found in: Books Quotes,
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My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine--everybody drinks water.

My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine--everybody drinks water.

by Mark Twain Found in: Books Quotes,
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Ideally a book would have no order to it, and the reader would have to discover his own.

Ideally a book would have no order to it, and the reader would have to discover his own.

by Raoul Vaneigem Found in: Books Quotes,
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Laws die, Books never.

Laws die, Books never.

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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

by Mark Twain Found in: Books Quotes,
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Only your friends steal your books

Only your friends steal your books

by Voltaire Found in: Books Quotes,
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Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands read more

Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands a deep book, until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.

by Ezra Pound Found in: Books Quotes,
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A library is thought in cold storage.

A library is thought in cold storage.

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But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable read more

But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual
renovation.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Books Quotes,
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