Samuel Butler Quotes
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I don't have a type. I don't have a specific kind of human being. It's just kind of an X-factor of sorts. Everybody I've ever dated has been a case-by-case situation.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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A beautiful print is a thing in itself, not just a halfway house on the way to the page.
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I wanted very much to be Miles Davis when I was a boy, but without the practice. It just looked like an endless road.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.
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I just couldn't live without dogs.
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I don't have anyone's number; I just Facebook them.
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I was always an avid reader of books. My vocabulary, my English are all thanks to that reading habit. Reading keeps me grounded. I came from a very middle class family – poor, in fact.
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I'm just a person who forgives and forgets. I have a hard time holding grudges.
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Well, I didn't really have a plan. I just wanted a hit.
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I just roll with the punches.
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Peter Sellers was just a brilliant actor, and also comedic.
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Money just draws flies.
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My main motivation is not to get bored. I'm just hoping I get a vaguely maverick reputation.
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I'm just a kid from Bronx who got lucky.
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I don't think about who the audience is for my books.
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I'm not making films just to be bold.
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Why can't I just eat my waffle?
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I just keep my cars to myself.
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Books do actually consume air and exhale perfumes.
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I've always been a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I like working with larger-than-life characters in fascinating worlds - places where the rules are different.
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Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
