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“A true work of fiction does all of the following things, and does them elegantly, efficiently: it creates a vivid and continuous dream in the reader’s mind; it is implicitly philosophical; it fulfills or at least deals with all of the expectations it sets up; and it strikes us, in the end, not simply as a thing done but as a shining performance.”
― John Gardner

“Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.”
― John Waters

“I had the most beautiful dream, and then I fell asleep in your arms and my dream turned lovelier still.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

“My life used to be full of everything. Now if you aren't with me I haven't a thing in the world.”
― Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms