Charles Scribner IV famous quotes

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Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that intellect is cultivated beyond the commonplace experiences of everyday life.
-- Charles Scribner IV

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Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind; it forces you to stretch your own.
-- Charles Scribner IV

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Beyond the formative effects of reading on the individuals composing society, the fact that they have read the same books gives them experiences and ideas in common. These constitute a kind of shorthand of ideas which helps make communication quicker and more efficient. That is what we mean when we say figuratively of another person, We speak the same language.
-- Charles Scribner IV

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To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.
As a general rule, I abstain from reading reports of attacks upon myself, wishing not to be provoked by that to which I cannot properly offer an answer.
A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.
I sold my soul to the devil in L.A
I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music
There are certain truths which stand out so openly on the roadsides of life, as it were, that every passer-by may see them. Yet, because of their obviousness, the general run of people disregard such truths or at least they do not make them the object of any concious knowledge. People are so bliend to some of the simplest facts in everyday life that they are highly surprised when somebody calls attention to what everybody ought to know.
Really, most of us just focus on what's in front of us. We're too busy putting out the fires of everyday life.
The problem isn't so much finding good ideas (there is no shortage) as embedding the ones we have into everyday practice.
So one of the most unique things on screen in American movies today is everyday behavior.
Coping with the demands of everyday life would be exceedingly trying if one could arrive at solutions to problems only by actually performing possible options and suffering the consequences.

Charles Scribner IV famous quotes

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