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The reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies.

— André Maurois Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939)

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There are very few really brilliant men who have not had at least one madman among their ancestors.

Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity — romantic love and gunpowder.

Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)

A married man seeks to please his wife and not God.

Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)

The blend of admiration and compassion is one of the surest recipes for love.

The aspiring author, whether genius or not, should never let a day pass without writing at least a few lines.

The Art of Writing (1957)

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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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