Book detail: Collected fiction is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This book brings together a diverse array of fictional works, showcasing the creativity and range of different authors' styles and narratives.
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“History has shown that the less people read, the more books they buy.”
“Once one's up against it, the precise manner of one's death has obviously small importance.”
“No matter how the sun shone, the sea held forth no more promises.”
“A loveless world is a dead world.”
“That's the way man is, cher monsieur. He has two faces: he can't love without self-love.”
“But,' I reminded myself, 'it's common knowledge that life isn't worth living, anyhow.”
“I'd have given ten conversations with Einstein for a first meeting with a pretty chorus girl.”
“May heaven protect us, cher monsieur, from being set on a pedestal by our friends!!!”