"I have never been able to resist a book about books."

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Source : Anne Fadiman (2011). “Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader”, p.139, Macmillan

Anne Fadiman

#Book Quotes #Able Quotes

“If Carrie Ford wins the National I'll bare my backside to the wind, and let everyone kick it.”

Source : "Voyeurs, berets and Rip Van Winkle - the year in quotes", www.theguardian.com. December 29, 2005.
“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.”
“I've never asked for a happy ending”
“If our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might be nearly free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.”
“In terms of having views and being prepared to express them, yes, I think New Zealand's had a leadership role in a lot of things.”
“People in good moods are better at inductive reasoning and creative problem solving.”
“I loved doing problems in school.”
“A vase of flowers or greens will bring even a dull hotel room to life in the most delightful way. The small amount of trouble or expense involved is honestly repaid in real decorative effect. If you find cut flowers too extravagant, stick to the greens. Laurel, rhododendron leaves, huckleberry or pine will all last many days, even weeks.”

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