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“I hate it when people imply that people only read because they have nothing better to do.”
― Among Others
― Among Others
“The problem with ideas is that they never come all at once. They emerge like prairie dogs. An edge of ear, or the tip of a nose, and sometimes even the whole head. But if you look straight at an idea too fast, it can vanish back into the ground before you're even sure of what you've seen. Instead, you have to sneak up on it slowly, looking out of the corner of your eye, and then and only then you might glance up to get a clear look.”
― All the Crooked Saints
― All the Crooked Saints
“Every book in a bookstore is a fresh beginning. Every book is the next iteration of a very old story. Every bookstore, therefore, is like a safe-deposit box for civilization.”
― Paris by the Book
― Paris by the Book
“Why did everyone have to ruin the quiet by asking questions? The truth was a disastrous thing.”
― This Savage Song
― This Savage Song
“Things need to be worth doing for themselves, not just for practice for some future time.”
― Among Others
― Among Others
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