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Authors
Richard Francis Burton

"[Shahrazad] had perused the books, annals and legends of preceding Kings, and the stories, examples and instances of by gone men and things; indeed it was said that she had collected a thousand books of histories relating to antique races and departed rulers. She had perused the works of the poets and knew them by heart; she had studied philosophy and the sciences, arts and accomplishments; and she was pleasant and polite, wise and witty, well read and well bred."

Source : Richard Francis Burton, John Payne, Andrew Lang, Jonathan Scott (2015). “One Thousand and One Nights - Complete Arabian Nights Collection (Delphi Classics)”, p.4187, Delphi Classics

Richard Francis Burton

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“The first rule of holes is when you're in one, stop digging. When you're in three, bring a lot of shovels.”
“In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light.”

Source : "Readings in American Art, 1900-1975". Book by Barbara Rose, p. 117, 1975.
“Libraries are the future of reading.”

Source : "On eating your seed corn". www.courtneymilan.com. February 25, 2011.
“I think it can be incredibly powerful for a teen to be able to put their story out there for others to soak in, learn from, relate to. In some ways, it validates their experience, which for teens (or for anybody, really) is a pretty huge deal.”
“In weightlessness, one of the physiological changes is a fluid shift. Your blood and fluid is equally distributed in your body. So that makes your calves and thighs and waist skinnier, and it makes your chest and women's breasts broader. The downside is your face is kind of puffy”
“I wasn't the typical pageant girl - I was a little more nerdy, and they gave me a voice. I created the Queen of the Universe pageant, which is charity-based, to benefit UNESCO. For me, the most important thing is that contestants have a charity-based platform or charity ambition.”
“Whereas to write, all you need is paper and an idea, so I felt that writing might be my stepping stone.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Self-interest is an ineffable feeling which shall follow us into God's very presence since they say there is a hierarchy even among the Holy Saints.”

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