The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.
HARPER LEEAs a reader I loathe introductions…Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity.
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People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
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As a reader I loathe introductions…Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity.
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I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.
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Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself.
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You rarely win, but sometimes you do.
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I do my best to love everybody.
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Things are never as bad as they seem.
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Ladies in bunches always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be elsewhere.
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It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.
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But sometimes we have to make the best of things, and the way we conduct ourselves when the chips are down.
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As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don’t think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, ‘I’m probably no better than you, but I’m certainly your equal.
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Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.
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When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But don’t make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion faster than adults, and evasion simply muddles ’em.
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Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?
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Everybody’s gotta learn, nobody’s born knowing.
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