Thomas Carlyle Quotes
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
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The hardest thing in the world for a writer is to amass a readership. So many good books come out, and so many good books disappear.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.
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Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
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Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.
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I love books about treks and journeys into the unknown.
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Designing a collection with Aeropostale was completely surreal.
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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 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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My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.
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I'm a big reader, so when I was in 'Pride and Prejudice,' or, like, in Poirots and Marples, those are all books that I loved, and so it was really exciting for me to inhabit characters from literature that I knew and recognized.
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Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.
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I wrote all four of my books at Starbucks.
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Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
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A boardroom is a collection of individuals, and individuals have varying motives, egos, agendas and qualifications. Sometimes the dynamics can go off track.
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There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there.
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There are so many ways to tell a story. With multiplatform books, we are reimagining what literacy can be.
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It's nice to see more of those meaty female characters emerging because so often in the industry, it's always about the males.
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I think the quality of sexiness comes from within. It is something that is in you or it isn't and it really doesn't have much to do with breasts or thighs or the pout of your lips.
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I'm not going to doubt my life.
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Security can be enhanced with hardware. You can have a software-only solution, but it can be made more robust in conjunction with hardware.
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A collection of books is the best of all universities.
