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"One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print."
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"Always in my books, I like to throw that rogue element into a stable situation and then see what happens."
"I have always read all the latest cookery books and magazines, from all over the world."
"Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please."
"Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost."
"What if I were seeking a hardcopy? A book I can bury my nose in metaphorically and literally if I'm a self-confessed book-sniffer and proud to say so."
"In my books I might hold the mirror to my own face. If others would like to borrow the mirror, they're welcome. The books aren't there to accuse others - merely to raise issues and keep the debates alive."
"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested."
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