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“I love words. I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail. I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum. I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill over. In essence, I long for a writer's soul sealed in ink on the page.”
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“La lumière est dans le livre. Ouvrez le livre tout grand. Laissez-le rayonner, laissez-le faire.”
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“Reading a book, for me at least, is like traveling in someone else's world. If it's a good book, then you feel comfortable and yet anxious to see what's going to happen to you there, what'll be around the next corner. But if it's a lousy book, then it's like going through Secaucus, New Jersey -- it smells and you wish you weren't there, but since you've started the trip, you roll up the windows and breathe through your mouth until you're done.”
― The Land of Laughs
― The Land of Laughs
“You can’t enjoy art or books in a hurry.”
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
“Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author’s intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is lost with cut versions of classic literature, even movies don’t make sense when they are edited too much. I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author’s mind, a glimpse of their creative soul. I mean, how would people like it if editors came along and said to an artist, ‘Whoops, you left just a tad too much space around that lily pad there, lets crop that a bit, shall we?’. Monet would be ripping his hair out.”
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
Gary’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Gary’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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