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The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where read more
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Deface their ill-placed statues.
Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.
Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.
The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.
Books are a finer world within the world.
Books are a finer world within the world.
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
There is no Past, so long as Books shall live!
There is no Past, so long as Books shall live!
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
