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Jean Rostand

"I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books."

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"I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books."

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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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"The multitude of books is making us ignorant."

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"I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books."

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"The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them."

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"Books-oh! no. I am sure we never read the same, or not with the samefeelings.""I am sorry you think so; but if that be the case, there can at least beno want of subject. We may compare our different opinions."

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Asa Don Brown

"Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life."

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"A book, too, can be a star 'explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly."

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"I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able to write before I die. It is like a countdown. So with each book I am praying - please let me live until I am finished."

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