"A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return."

-- Salman Rushdie

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Beer Quotes

“It is so ridiculous to limit oneself to one version of the truth.”

Source : "Dead philosophers society: an interview with simon critchley". Interview with Andrew Gallix, www.3ammagazine.com. February 15, 2009.
“Libraries are not made, they grow.”

Source : Augustine Birrell (1899). “Collected Essays”
“I read some of my stories recently and thought, 'How in the hell did I get away with that?' I had some really raw cynicism in some of them.”

Source : Carl Barks, Donald D. Ault (2003). “Carl Barks: Conversations”, p.104, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“When I am happy I feel like crying, but when I am sad I donâ€™t feel like laughing. I think it is better to be happy; then you get two feelings for the price of one.”
“[Walking] is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way of freedom. If you go to a place on anything but your own feet you are taken there too fast, and miss a thousand delicate joys that were waiting for you by the wayside.”

Source : Elizabeth von Arnim (2016). “The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen”, p.3, Elizabeth von Arnim
“Because nobody but a reader ever became a writer.”
“The modalities of awakened doing are acceptance, enjoyment, and enthusiasm. Each one represents a certain vibrational frequency of consciousness. You need to be vigilant to make sure that one of them operates whenever you are engaged in doing anything at all â€“ from the most simple task to the most complex.”
“I believe if you ask any singer who was the greatest country music singer of all time, they would say 'George Jones'. He was without question and by far the BEST! I first met and worked with him when I was 13 years old; I am so very grateful that he was my friend.”

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