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"A bad book with a good cover is nothing but a wooden house with a golden door."
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"I don't have the feeling that as a very young person I read books that absolutely made their mark on my mind."
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"The biggest markets for my books outside the UK are France and Italy, and those are the two countries where I also have the closest personal relationships with my translators - I don't know whether that's a coincidence, or if there's something to be learned from it."
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"Some books mirror reality while others are entirely fantasy. My favorite are those that manage to weave both into a world."
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"The multitude of books is making us ignorant."
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"Even a book with completely empty pages will change you because you will start thinking about the reason behind this emptiness and once you enter the thinking territory it means that you entered a territory of change!"
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"It was also a room full of books and made of books. There was no actual furniture; this is to say, the desk and chairs were shaped out of books. It looked as though many of them were frequently referred to, because they lay open with other books used as bookmarks."
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"They want a lip print for their autograph books. I'm a sport; I go along."
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"The writer I feel the most affinity with - you said you felt my books are 19th century novels, I think they're 18th century novels - is Fielding, Henry Fielding, he's the guy who does it for me."
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"Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all."
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"Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor."
Books

"Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped."
Prevention

"Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself."
Happiness

"It's a good thing that when God created the rainbow he didn't consult a decorator or he would still be picking colors."
God

"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy."
Enemy

"It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'"
Father

"Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children."
Family

"You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice."
Reading

"Just try to be happy. Unhappiness starts with wanting to be happier."
Happiness

"Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children."
Family
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