"I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget."

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"I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget."

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"Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

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"There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it."

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"As a reader you recognise that feeling when you're lost in a book? You know the one - when whatever's going on around you seems less real than what you're reading and all you want to do is keep going deeper into the story whether it's about being halfway up a mountain in Brazil in 1823 of in love with a man you aren't sure you can trust or fighting a war in the last human outpost, somewhere beyond the moon. Well, if you're writing that book it's real for you too."

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Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

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"The only thing better than a well-read book is a well-read book only read by yourself."

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Henry David Thoreau, American Author

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"A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him."

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"Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense."

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"There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life."

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"You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York."

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"A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands."

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"In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks."

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"Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world."

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"A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices."

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