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When someone thinks, “I liked his last book, I’ll hope this new one is good” and shells out their hard-earned, I fervently want that person to be thrilled.

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Elizabeth is smart, ruthless, and emotionally damaged; that is, she is a sales representative.

Company (2006)

Ninety-five percent of all jobs suck, Jones. That’s why people get paid to do them.

Company (2006)

It’s much easier to be incomprehensible than intelligent, and most people can’t spot the difference.

Syrup (1999)

There’s nothing more fascinating than a girl who won’t have sex with you.

Syrup (1999)

People talk about bedroom eyes; well, Megan has the whole suite.

Company (2006)

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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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