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Booked Quotes (page 155)

Marcus Aurelius quote: "Give up your thirst for books, so that you do not die a grouch."
Give up your thirst for books, so that you do not die a grouch. Marcus Aurelius
One must own that there are certain books which can be read without the mind and without the heart, but still with considerable enjoyment. Virginia Woolf
John Steinbeck quote: "It seems as though there are never enough books."
It seems as though there are never enough books. John Steinbeck
Perhaps they were looking for passion; perhaps they delved into this book as into a mysterious parcel - a gift box at the bottom of which, hidden in layers of rustling tissue paper, lay something they'd always longed for but couldn't ever grasp. Margaret Atwood
He helped the Librarian up. There was a red glow in the ape's eyes. It had tried to steal his books. This was probably the best proof any wizard could require that the trolleys were brainless. Terry Prachett
Wally Lamb quote: "-- that books were mirrors, reflective in sometimes..."
-- that books were mirrors, reflective in sometimes unpredictable ways. Wally Lamb
Cornelia Funke quote: "It [the book] was spinning a magic spell around her heart,..."
It [the book] was spinning a magic spell around her heart, sticky as a spider's web and enchantingly beautiful.. Cornelia Funke
George R. R. Martin quote: "Sleep is good," he said. "And books are better." He gave her a..."
Sleep is good," he said. "And books are better." He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. George R. R. Martin
Frank Zappa quote: "I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me..."
I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy. Frank Zappa
Abraham Lincoln quote: "All I have learned, I learned from books."
All I have learned, I learned from books. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln quote: "My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not..."
My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read. Abraham Lincoln
John Steinbeck quote: "I guess there are never enough books."
I guess there are never enough books. John Steinbeck
Julian Barnes quote: "The best life for a writer is the life which helps him write..."
The best life for a writer is the life which helps him write the best books he can. Julian Barnes
David Foster Wallace quote: "Words and a book and a belief that the world is words..."
Words and a book and a belief that the world is words... David Foster Wallace
Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report written on birds that he'd had three months to write, which was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books about birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, "Bird by bird, buddy.... Anne Lamott

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