"Professors of literature collect books the way a ship collects barnacles, without seeming effort."

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Carolyn Heilbrun

#Book Quotes #Effort Quotes #Way Quotes

“In all history, there is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. Only one who knows the disastrous effects of a long war can realize the supreme importance of rapidity in bringing it to a close.”
“A media system wants ostensible diversity that conceals an actual uniformity”
“It is better to be loved by one person who knows your soul than millions who don't even know your phone number.”

Source : Richard Paul Evans (2010). “The Walk: A Novel”, p.3, Simon and Schuster
“I'm a terrible patient, and I find that doctors can be very condescending.”
“Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.”

Source : John Dryden, Edmond Malone (1800). “The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected ...”, p.349
“I grew up with a lot of fairy tales. And they had an essence of darkness to them.”
“I write songs about fat girls and about men who run off to Mexico.”
“This - the leadership of the mayor is crucial, because it is to the mayor that people will look to provide the vision, the energy, and the sense of confidence in the rebuilding and the recovery.”

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