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• There never yet have been, nor are there now, too many good books.

  Martin Luther

  Education, Book, Has Beens

  Martin Luther (1959). “What Luther says: an anthology”, Concordia

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• A plate of apples, an open fire, and a jolly good book are a fair substitute for heaven.

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

  Book, Fire, Apples

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• There are a lot of good books around. People don't read any more. It's a sad state of affairs. Reading's the only thing that allows you to use your imagination. When you watch films it's someone else's vision, isn't it?

  Lemmy Kilmister

  Book, Reading, People

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• We need to read good books, and for that to happen, we need to share good books.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Book, Needs, Share

  "Of Beards and Books: An Interview with Patrick Rothfuss". Interview with Nikki Steele, bookriot.com. November 17, 2015.

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• A good book is a good book, and there are a lot of different ways to approach writing or reading one.

  Emily Barton

  Book, Reading, Writing

  Source: therumpus.net

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• People, and especially theologians, should try to familiarize themselves with scientific ideas. Of course, science is technical in many respects, but there are some very good books that try to set out some of the conceptual structure of science.

  John Polkinghorne

  Book, Ideas, People

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• I strongly believe that good books are the best home accessory.

  Rachel Nichols

  Believe, Book, Home

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• From a good book, I want to be taken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness.

  Mark Haddon

  Book, Taken, Darkness

  "B is for bestseller" by Mark Haddon, www.theguardian.com. April 11, 2004.

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• My idea of a good time is creating something and reading a good book.

  Robin Gibb

  Book, Reading, Ideas

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one.

  Oswald Chambers

  Book, Reading, Men

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• Some things don't last forever, but some things do. Like a good song, or a good book, or a good memory you can take out and unfold in your darkest times, pressing down on the corners and peering in close, hoping you still recognize the person you see there.

  Sarah Dessen

  Song, Memories, Book

  Sarah Dessen (2004). “This Lullaby”, p.231, Penguin

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• Good books tell the truth, even when they're about things that never have been and never will be. They're truthful in a different way

  Stanislaw Lem

  Book, Different, Way

  Stanislaw Lem (2012). “More Tales Of Pirx The Pilot”, p.11, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I was inspired by the marvelous example of Giacometti, the great sculptor. He always said that his dream was to do a bust so small that it could enter a matchbook, but so heavy that no one could lift it. That's what a good book should be.

  Elie Wiesel

  Dream, Book, Example

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• Don't get me wrong, I love watching episodes of my favorite shows on Hulu and reading the daily trash on PageSix, but I also embrace the opportunity to settle down with a good book and let my mind travel to another place and time.

  Rachel Nichols

  Book, Reading, Opportunity

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• Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world.

  William Lyon Phelps

  Love, Happiness, Music

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• No man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books.

  Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  Best Friend, Funny Friendship, Reading

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• It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Life, Book, Small Numbers

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Illustrated)”, p.8373, Delphi Classics

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• It is both relaxing and invigorating to occasionally set aside the worries of life, seek the company of a friendly book...from the reading of 'good books' there comes a richness of life that can be obtained in no other way.

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Book, Reading, Richness Of Life

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• If we could follow the slogan that says,"Turn off the TV and open a good book" we would do something of substance for a future generation.

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Book, Substance, Tvs

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• Characters are the key to a good book. It took me several novels to comprehend that.

  Michael Morpurgo

  Book, Character, Keys

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• A good book is always on tap; it may be decanted and drunk a hundred times, and it is still there for further imbibement.

  Holbrook Jackson

  Book, Reading, Drunk

  Holbrook Jackson (1950). “The Anatomy of Bibliomania”, p.178, University of Illinois Press

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• If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all — except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.

  John F. Kennedy

  Wise, Strong, Reading

  Saturday Review, p. 44, October 29, 1960.

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• The summer movies are coming out. My advice: just stay home and burn a good book.

  Stephen Colbert

  Summer, Book, Home

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• I flicked my eyes over to Steve again and saw him straighten. He would need a diversion just to start. “Explanations?” I bellowed. “Explanations? There’s your explanation…there!” I stabbed a finger dramatically towards the far corner of the room. Pathetic, really. I mean, talk about the oldest trick in the book. But it’s a good book, and the trick would have been cut from subsequent editions if it didn’t sometimes work.

  Stephen Fry

  Book, Mean, Eye

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• Call me a nerd if you like, but I do find it hard to leave home without my laptop and a good book.

  Moby

  Book, Home, Nerd

  "I lost my heart in... New York". Interview with Tim Wapshott, www.theguardian.com. May 14, 2005.

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