"The library was one more essential in the parade of rooms in a big 18th-century house - and part of the required kit ever afterwards. The important thing was to have the books, not actually read them."

-- Peter York

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“I never think that anything I'm writing is bluntly political in any way. I'm not going for commentary.”
“what's life without a spice of stupidity”

Source : Nancy Springer (2003). “Outlaw Princess of Sherwood”, p.23, Penguin
“The more information that's out there, the greater the returns to just being willing to sit down and apply yourself. Information isn't what's scarce; it's the willingness to do something with it.”

Source : "Which job skills will be most important in the future?". Interview with Eric Barker, theweek.com. December 17, 2013.
“A charm invests a face Imperfectly beheld,â€” The lady dare not lift her veil For fear it be dispelled. But peers beyond her mesh, And wishes, and denies,â€” Lest interview annul a want That image satisfies.”
“And once the music is out there, when you're selling a record and selling music and people are going to do whatever they want with it, it's kind of hard to resist certain opportunities, especially in the record market now.”
“An inborn tendency toward science turning it into a lifelong commitment.”
“I always see the glass as half full and prefer to look on the bright side of life.”
“Any new pathway to citizenship is completely off the table ... [Illegal immigrants should be able to get citizenship] the same way as any other immigrant has to do it ... You have to apply for legal permanent residence, be it family-based or employment-based. You shouldn't be treated worse than the people doing it the right way, but I think it would be unconscionable for us to treat them better than the people who are doing it the right way.”

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