Quotes 241 till 260 of 443.
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Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason: they made no such demand upon those who wrote them. Those works, therefore, are the most valuable, that set our thinking faculties in the fullest operation. understand them.
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Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
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Maxims and aphorisms, let us remember that wisdom is the true salt of literature, and the books that are most nourishing are richly stored with it, and that is the main object to seek in reading books.
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Meditation has been a loyal friend to me. It has helped me write my books.
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Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em.
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More books, more racing and more foolishness with cars and motorcycles are in the works.
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Most bad books get that way because their authors are engaged in trying to justify themselves. If a vain author is an alcoholic, then the most sympathetically portrayed character in his book will be an alcoholic. This sort of thing is very boring for outsiders.
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Most books on management are written by management consultants, and they study successful companies after they've succeeded, so they only hear winning stories.
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Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before.
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Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever.
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Most of us... are simply just trying to get through the day. And wait for those times in their life that are markers, that put things into relief. That's why we like movies and books so much.
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My alma mater was books, a good library. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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My books are about losers, about people who've lost their way and are engaged in a search.
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My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water.
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My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon.
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My post-child period resulted in one instant change: I write shorter books for kids.
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My recipes aren't geared towards women; my books are marketed towards women because women are the biggest market for weight loss, weight management and weight maintenance and for cooking.
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Negative humor is forgotten immediately. It's the stuff that makes us feel better about our lives that lives long. Much more satisfying. Enter children's books.
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Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have left me.
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Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.
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