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“The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.”
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“Maybe we're born lost, born to persevere”
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“Yes, I’m a mouse. Squeak, squeak. Now shoo-shoo back to your little bug friends,†said Rirped, picking up a hunk of dried beef. He tore a off a piece with his teeth and noticed Boots hadn’t moved. He pulled back his lips to reveal a row of jagged teeth and gave her a sharp hiss.”
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“We shall reach our goal, when we have the power to laugh as we destroy, as we smash, whatever was sacred to us as tradition, as education, and as human affection.”
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“The English like eccentrics. They just don't like them living next door.”
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“It may be that just as tonality recurs in music and realism in painting, so the idea of liberalism recurs in politics-though each time in a different vein.”
Source : Eva Hoffman (2014). “Exit into History: A Journey through the New Eastern Europe”, p.202, Faber & Faber
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“The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be.”
Source : David Ogilvy (1963). “Confessions of an advertising man”, Holiday House
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“Those who don't say what they mean will live and die by their own sword.”
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“Richard Gavin is one of the bright new stars in contemporary weird fiction. His richly textured style, deft character portrayal, and powerful horrific conceptions make every one of his tales a pleasure to read.”
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“A fool will study for twenty or thirty years and learn how to do something, but a wise man will study for twenty or thirty minutes and become an expert. In this world, it isn't ability that counts, but authority.”
Source : Barry Hughart (2011). “The Story of the Stone”, p.73, Spectra