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Letter "B" » Books
«By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him»
Author: Desiderius Erasmus
(Editor, Humanist, Priest)
| About:
Books
| Keywords:
bookshelf, bookshelves, Luther
«Even bad books are books and therefore sacred.»
Author: Gunter Grass
| About:
Books
«Dictionaries are always fun, but not always reassuring.»
«Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen»
Author: Maimonides
(Philosopher)
| About:
Books,
Lies,
Proof,
Writing
| Keywords:
deceive, hesitate, Hesitated, hesitating, his pen, In books, liar, pen, proof
«Every book has an intrinsic impossibility, which its writer discovers as soon as his first excitement dwindles.»
Author: Annie Dillard
(Author)
| About:
Books
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discovers, dwindle, dwindled, dwindles, dwindling, excitement, impossibility, intrinsic
«Don't judge a book by its cover»
«Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
| About:
Books,
Mind,
Reading
| Keywords:
author, mind reading, reader, reads, The Author, the book
«Even those who argue against fame still want the books they write against it to bear their name in the title and hope to become famous for despising it.»
«Every burned book enlightens the world.»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Essayist, Lecturer, Poet)
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Books
| Keywords:
burned, enlightens
«Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades the sacred hour of silent rest and leaves, unseen, a dagger in your breast.»
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