Eugene Field Quotes
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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 read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
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Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
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I love books about treks and journeys into the unknown.
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You will always see big, chunky bags around me. I have always been fond of bags. Bags are extremely essential because I keep my books in them.
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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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I was always more interested in my books and my writing than going out. It's OK to say I'm a nerd. That's me.
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Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration.
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May books spread the world over!
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Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.
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My favourite author as a child and teenager, and who I still re-read now, is K. M. Peyton. She writes very truthfully; sometimes I'm not sure if I've actually done things or just experienced them in her books.
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I wrote all four of my books at Starbucks.
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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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Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
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I don't write books inadvertently.
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But when I was a little kid, I was always writing stories and illustrating little books that I would create.
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Books are still my favorite present.
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I don't normally have time to read, so when I go away I like to take a few books.
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I don't have many possessions, apart from my books.
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One should write only those books from whose absence one suffers. In short: the ones you want on your own desk.
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My favorite thing about being an actor is that I get to be so many different people in one lifetime. You sort of get to be all of these different characters.
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People love events - they love performances, they love music - and I think Australians are great entertainers.
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Books do actually consume air and exhale perfumes.
