"A book may only be judged for what it is, not what you'd like it to be."

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Source : Caitlín R. Kiernan's blog entry (greygirlbeast.livejournal.com), December 11, 2006.

CaitlÃn R. Kiernan

#Book Quotes #May Quotes #Judged Quotes

“My parents were very firm about me always getting my homework done.”
“Traditionally in Christian circles, Judas in fact has been associated with Jews. Of being traitors, avaricious, who in fact, betray Jesus, who are Christ-killers. And this portrayal of Judas of course also leads then to horrendous acts of anti-Semitism through the centuries.”
“Government [is] operated by deeply embedded, hopelessly entangled bureaus where nothing is accomplished because the function of the bureau is to intercept every living idea and smother it.”
“But, you know, I'm presiding over an institution that was designed not to work.”

Source : "Boehner: Senate Wants No Part of Cutting Spending". Interview with Judy Woodruff, www.pbs.org. February 6, 2012.
“I tell myself it does not matter what one reads-favorite authors, particular themes-as long as we read something. It is not even important to own the books.”
“Family and work. Family and work. I can let them be at war, with guilt as their nuclear weapon and mutually assured destruction as their aim, or I can let them nourish each other.”

Source : Ellen Gilchrist (2010). “The Writing Life”, p.4, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“And... as long as they need me, it's easier to forget that I am alone.”
“An artist should write for himself & not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away.”

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