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He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how read more
He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you read more
You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.
The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.
My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.
My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.
The newest books are those that never grow old.
The newest books are those that never grow old.
In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book being worked on.
In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book being worked on.
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.
That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.
