"If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well viewed."

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Walt Whitman, American Poet

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"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."

"I am not a supporter of burning books; but like poison, some books should be kept away from simple minds who can't take in the strong content they provide."

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