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The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.
The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of read more
I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.
Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting.
Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting.
In judging others, folks will work overtime for no pay.
In judging others, folks will work overtime for no pay.
A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.
A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.
Satire is often the reflection of a kind of moral nausea.
Satire is often the reflection of a kind of moral nausea.
There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart read more
There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.