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Quote by Ayn Rand

“I think. I am. I will.”

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American novelist and philosopher, known for her novels and philosophical ideas. Her works emphasize individualism, free markets, and rationalism, and have had a profound impact on politics and philosophy in the late 20th century. more

“But I too hate long books: the better, the worse. If they're bad they merely make me pant with the effort of holding them up for a few minutes. But if they're good, I turn into a social moron for days, refusing to go out of my room, scowling and growling at interruptions, ignoring weddings and funerals, and making enemies out of friends. I still bear the scars of Middlemarch.”

Ifs Long Stills Book Hate Turns Social Rooms Effort Enemy Minutes Bears Funeral Scar Moron Interruptions Middlemarch Long Book Growling

Author:Vikram Seth

“Clearly, I see it. I was just about to leave when I found her kneeling there. A mountain range of rubble was written, designed, erected around her. She was clucthing at a book.”

Book Found Written Mountain Range Kneeling Rubble Mountain Ranges

Book:The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition

Source: The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition

“You cannot be afraid, Read the book. Smile at it. It's a great book-the greatest book you've ever read.”

Book Great Book Greatest Book

Book:The Book Thief: 10th Anniversary Edition

Source: The Book Thief: 10th Anniversary Edition

“What in the world would we do without our libraries?”

World Kids Library

Author:Katharine Hepburn

“Nothing is pleasanter to me than exploring in a library.”

Library Exploring

Book:Pericles and Aspasia

Source: Pericles and Aspasia

“There's a difference between knowing what's on the page in a history book and actually feeling that page have curves and valleys.”

Book Feelings Differences Knowing Pages Valleys Curves History Books

Author:Garth Brooks

“For a week, almost without speaking, they went ahead like sleepwalkers through a universe of grief, lighted only by the tenuous reflection of luminous insects, and their lungs were overwhelmed by a suffocating smell of blood.”

Universe Grief Blood Week Reflection Smell Overwhelmed Insects Lungs Bereavement Luminous Suffocating

Book:One Hundred Years of Solitude

Source: One Hundred Years of Solitude

“The woman let out an expansive laugh that resounded through the house like a spray of broken glass.”

House Laughing Broken Glasses Spray Broken Glass

Book:One Hundred Years of Solitude

Source: One Hundred Years of Solitude

“Aureliano not only understood by then, he also lived his brother’s experiences as something of his own, for on one occasion when the latter was explaining in great detail the mechanism of love, he interrupted him to ask: “What does it feel like?” José Arcadio gave an immediate reply: “It’s like an earthquake.”

Feels Doe Asks Brother Understood Details Occasions Latter Mechanism Explaining Earthquakes Interrupted

Author:Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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