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Books Quotes
"The true university of these days is a collection of books."
"Always in my books, I like to throw that rogue element into a stable situation and then see what happens."
"Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all."
"They want a lip print for their autograph books. I'm a sport; I go along."
"Some books mirror reality while others are entirely fantasy. My favorite are those that manage to weave both into a world."
"The biggest markets for my books outside the UK are France and Italy, and those are the two countries where I also have the closest personal relationships with my translators - I don't know whether that's a coincidence, or if there's something to be learned from it."
"I don't have the feeling that as a very young person I read books that absolutely made their mark on my mind."
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