"The probability of finding a particular book increases in relation to the clarity of the store's focus, the diligence and shrewdness of the bookseller, and the size of the business."

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Source : Gabriel Zaid “So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance”, Paul Dry Books

Gabriel Zaid

#Book Quotes #Focus Quotes #Size Quotes

“The greatest discovery in life is to discover that our essential nature does not share the limits nor the destiny of the body and mind.”
“The philosophy which affects to teach us a contempt of money does not run very deep; for, indeed, it ought to be still more clear to the philosopher than it is to ordinary men, that there are few things in the world of greater importance.”

Source : Henry Taylor (1853). “Notes from Life in Seven Essays”, p.1
“Choose a good disagreeable friend, if you be wise--a surly, steady, economical, rigid fellow.”
“We have to speak the truth always, at any cost, and no matter what.”
“I did a Clean & Clear commercial. I did a series of them. I used to be the Clean & Clear girl!”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“What I saw was more than I could stand. The noise I heard had been made by Little Ann. All her life she had slept by Old Dan's side. And although he was dead, she had left the doghouse, had come back to the porch, and snuggled up by his side.”

Source : Wilson Rawls (2011). “Where the Red Fern Grows”, p.234, Laurel Leaf
“I'm an emotional guy, so I don't have to worry about a girl trying to get me to open up.”
“Each moment is a miracle encompassing everything: the joy and sorrow, the failure and success, the disappointment and happiness, the celebration and grief.”

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