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"The true university of these days is a collection of books."
"A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books."
"One sheds one's sicknesses in books - repeats and presents again one's emotions, to be master of them."
"I see now that dismissing YA books because you're not a young adult is a little bit like refusing to watch thrillers on the grounds that you're not a policeman or a dangerous criminal, and as a consequence, I've discovered a previously ignored room at the back of the bookstore that's filled with masterpieces I've never heard of."
"Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books is the same as giving them away."
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"We have fun, we listen to one another, we challenge one another, we trust one another. We're doing what we enjoy, and we're not just playing for each other, we're playing for the people."
"You know, there're no rules between Russell and I. We don't want to have to have to talk too much, because it's really precious, really special to play music."
"The first time we performed as a duo, we had already been playing together in various situations."
"No, that's not it. The first time we met was at Fat Tuesday's. Benny was playing, this was, I think in 1989?"
"Like Russell, I enjoy the fact that when I'm playing solo, if I want to do something completely spontaneous, I don't have to worry about how I'm going to cue the other musicians, or if it's something that's rehearsed."
"Any time I need to get a serious attitude adjustment, I put on one of their records, and there are examples there for all time to keep us honest and keep us reaching; they'll never be eclipsed."
"Just to have that sense of family, it gives you something that you know you need to take care of for the rest of your life. People gave it to him, and he passed it on to us."
"Actually, I've had very little classical training, although I love listening to classical music very much."
"I have similar feelings, actually. The intimacy of a club: you can see the people, you can almost feel them; you can't beat that. People will say things, and shout out, it's almost like they're up on the bandstand with you."
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