John Milton Quotes
Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them....I know they are as lively and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men.
Quotes to Explore
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I love to be in the moment. I love to analyse things a bit.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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I started modelling when I was 13, so I learned a lot of things. I actually love doing make-up on other people, too.
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I would say 'The Master' was one of the most inspiring things I've ever got to work on.
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It is time for dead languages to be quiet.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I'm at.
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Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
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I just write mechanical things.
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I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,' 'tender' or 'universal.'
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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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I like to wear things that are daring but also not seem too avant-garde.
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Simply, there are many things I would like to do.
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In 'Shaun of the Dead,' it's not Shaun's fault that there's a zombie apocalypse - he just has to get through the day.
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I don't watch a lot of T.V. I only watch things via Netflix, so I only watch the things that I'm choosing to watch.
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I still relate to my father very much. I mean, I talk to him in a certain way, as we do talk to the dead.
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I love to personalize things. I love to make things my own. I like to name everything - from cars to iPhones to the socks I just lost.
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I have great admiration for the fact – checking team. Considering it takes me years to gather all the facts in my books, it's a daunting task for the fact – checkers to review all of that material in a matter of weeks.
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In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.
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I remember one letter from a girl in a midwestern town who read one of my books and thought she had discovered it- that no one had ever read it or knew about it. Then one day in her local library she found cards for one or two of my other books. They were full of names- the books were borrowed all the time. She resented this a bit and then walked around the town looking in everybody's face and wondering if they were the ones who were reading my books. That is someone I write for.
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All that we know who lie in gaol - Is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, A year whose days are long.
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Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them....I know they are as lively and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men.
