Thomas Carlyle Quotes
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
Samuel Butler -
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.
Patrick deWitt -
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
Oscar Wilde -
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.
Patricia Reilly Giff -
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
W. H. Auden -
Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.
Nate Berkus
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I love books about treks and journeys into the unknown.
Pat Conroy -
Designing a collection with Aeropostale was completely surreal.
Nash Grier -
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.
T. E. Lawrence -
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.
Samantha Shannon -
My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.
Carl Hiaasen -
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.
Talulah Riley
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Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.
Gary Wolf -
I wrote all four of my books at Starbucks.
Rainbow Rowell -
Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
Patricia Cornwell -
A boardroom is a collection of individuals, and individuals have varying motives, egos, agendas and qualifications. Sometimes the dynamics can go off track.
Carly Fiorina -
There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there.
Zac Posen -
There are so many ways to tell a story. With multiplatform books, we are reimagining what literacy can be.
Patrick Carman
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It wasn't until the Nobel Prize that they really thawed out. They couldn't understand my books, but they could understand $30,000.
William Faulkner -
Only one human being recognized as one's neighbour is necessary in order to cure a man of self-love.
Soren Kierkegaard -
Shared laughter is erotic too.
Marge Piercy -
I love to work with performers that are very different to me.
Flula Borg -
A collection of books is the best of all universities.
Thomas Carlyle