"Past and present, it is all the same, books are necromancers, they exercise an influence more varied, more lasting, than any magic known to man."

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Source : Holbrook Jackson (1950). “The Anatomy of Bibliomania”, p.315, University of Illinois Press

Holbrook Jackson

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“We need to protect the same amount of cognitive liberty in an age where you can invade people's thoughts without physically intruding into their homes than you did at the time of the framing.”

Source : "What Would Brandeis Do?". "Amicus" with Dahlia Lithwick, www.slate.com. June 16, 2016.
“The whole scale and scope of the decorating and fashion business in this country are incomparably grander than in London. Whats thrilling about America in general, and the New York fashion scene in particular, is its optimism. It makes the whole experience energizing and uplifting.”
“I think it gave us the freedom to be more creative and do things the way we wanted to do them, so if a label liked it that was cool and if they didn't like it fine. Ultimately it was up to us to sink or swim and there was nobody telling us what direction to go in. I think that made the entire record more diverse.”

Source : Source: puregrainaudio.com
“Acting gave me the opportunity to do outrageous things. It allowed me to be sad, happy, angry and lustful even if it was just vicariously.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Literary Party: A traffic jam of the lost waiting for the ferry across the Styx.”
“It's ecstasy when you're laying down next to me.”
“I lived my life as a - as a part-white, part-black but then sometimes-Jewish kid.”
“The concept that I like the most, and the one that I've taken most to heart, is the belief that people can't be united or focused unless they share a common philosophy-a philosophy that gives their effort a greater meaning.”

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