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We read to know that we are not alone.

— William Nicholson Shadowlands (1993)

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If everything you do is in order to do something else, when do you ever get to the end of it all?

The "Wind on Fire" Trilogy (2000)

The English seem to think drinking wine is like committing adultery, something you do rarely and abroad.

Motherland (2012)

The song of the wind singer will set you free.

The "Wind on Fire" Trilogy (2000)

"That's where we have to go," said Kestrel, looking at the mountain. "Into the fire."

The "Wind on Fire" Trilogy (2000)

Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn fast.

Shadowlands (1993)

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Francis Bacon Meditationes sacræ (1597)

It is not in the books of the Philosophers, but in the religious symbolism of the Ancients, that we must look for the footprints of Science, and re-discover the Mysteries of Knowledge.

Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (1871)

There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts (1931)

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