"First book was handwritten, then the printing press, now we've got our Kindles. To be able to push a button and a dictionary comes up. And then, at my age, that I can make the letters any size I want, and that I can carry all of William Shakespeare, all of Gogol, all of Franz Kafka in my handbag? You've got to love it."

-- Lore Segal

#Book Quotes #Age Quotes #Printing Quotes

“Even though no one admits it, writers are leaders in their communities.”
“Ninety-five percent of my audience was white.”
“If we threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.”
“Shut your eyes to the medical columns of the newspapers, and you will save yourself many forebodings and symptoms.”

Source : Samuel Hopkins Adams (1912). “The Great American fraud”
“Here is a hall without exit, a tunnel without end.”
“Cities are obvious metaphors for life. We call roads arteries and so forth.”
“Ultimately, the Indian public is not fool. They can spot the difference between what is said for effect and what is done in reality. Whether it is politicians or actors or social activists, they know for sure whom to trust or not.”

Source : "'Indian Public Is Not Fool' - Rahul Bose" by Joginder Tuteja, www.filmibeat.com. October 8, 2009.
“Srikkanth is a vegetarian. If he swallows a fly, he will be in trouble”

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