George Gilfillan famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Let us read thoughtfully; this is a great secret in the right use of books.
-- George Gilfillan

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The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief - call it what you will - than any book ever written; it has emptied more churches than all the counterattractions of cinema, motor bicycle and golf course.
One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the guidance of a spiritual master.
The Foreign Office knows no secrets.
I liked the fact she understood how we all have little secret habits that seem normal enough to us, but which we know better than to mention out loud.
Don't Let Him Know is a rich, evocative and brilliantly told tale of family, of loyalties, and of love that must stay secret. Sandip Roy has broken new ground in this tale of the modern Indian family. A lovely read
One of my secrets is to joke all the time.
I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May â€˜43. At this time, the aircraft was completely secret. I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in â€˜42 - even in my position. This aircraft didnâ€™t have any priority in design or production.
Every library is a library of preferences, and every chosen category implies an exclusion.
It hardly matters why a library is destroyed: every banning, curtailment, shredding, plunder or loot gives rise (at least as a ghostly presence) to a louder, clearer, more durable library of the banned, looted, plundered, shredded or curtailed.
Digestion of words as well; I often read aloud to myself in my writing corner in the library, where no one can hear me, for the sake of better savouring the text, so as to make it all the more mine.

George Gilfillan famous quotes

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