"Some will read only old books, as if there were no valuable truths to be discovered in modern publications: others will only read new books, as if some valuable truths are not among the old. Some will not read a book because they know the author: others . . . would also read the man."

-- Benjamin Disraeli

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Men Quotes

“In taking care with language, we take care of ourselves.”
“What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry and left me unfed? Who has seen me beat my wives or abuse my children? What law have I broken?”
“You have no control over other people's taste, so focus on staying true to your own.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 18, 2012
“I don't socialize. I'm kind of a hermit. The life of an actor can be very lonely.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Georgian architecture respected the scale of both the individual and the community.”

Source : Stephen Gardiner (2002). “The house: its origins and evolution”, Constable & Company Limited
“Do you want a collection of brilliant minds or a brilliant collection of minds?”
“You taste of the cool water that hides deep in a stream. You taste of the night air, soft and scented and mysterious. The taste of you drives me wild. I want to be with you, be inside you, shout to the world that you are mine at the same time I want to keep you hidden where you will exist only for me. You make me feel invincible, little bird.”

Source : Katie Macalister (2008). “Playing With Fire: A Novel of the Silver Dragons”, p.177, Penguin
“There are various ways of mending a broken heart, but perhaps going to a learned conference is one of the more unusual.”

Source : Barbara Pym (2011). “No Fond Return Of Love”, p.13, Hachette UK

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