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“..books look as if they contain knowledge, while e-readers look as if they contain information.”

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Julian Barnes, born on January 19, 1946, is a distinguished British writer. His works span across various genres including novels, essays, and criticism, known for their unique literary style and profound insights into human nature. more

“Wrong' training can be a very innocent thing. Consider a father who allows his child to read good books. That child may soon cease to watch television or go to the movies, nor will he eventually read Book-of-the-Month Club selections, because they are ludicrous and dull. As a young man, then, he will effectually be excluded from all of Madison Avenue and Hollywood and most of publishing, because what moves him or what he creates is quite irrelevant to what is going on: it is too fine. His father has brought him up as a dodo.”

Source: Growing Up Absurd: Problems of Youth in the Organized Society

“I have known him nearly all my life, and I am going to marry him, so that there won't ever be a time when I shan't know him.”

Knows Known

Book:The Little White Horse

Source: The Little White Horse

“But do you love me? If Erik were good-looking, would you love me, Christine?”

Ifs Looking Good Christine Do You Love Me

Book:The Phantom of the Opera: Horror and Romance

Source: The Phantom of the Opera: Horror and Romance

“He was the most ordinary man in all the world, and yet in her memory he'd become luminous, like the prince in a fairy tale.”

Men World Memories Ordinary Tales Fairy Fairy Tale Luminous Ordinary Man

Book:Torch

Source: Torch

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.”

Kind Compassion Kindness Tree Spring Roots Valentine's Day Love And Kindness Kindness And Compassion Acts Of Kindness Inspirational Kindness Random Acts Of Kindness Generosity And Kindness Kindness Generosity Small Acts Of Kindness Random Kindness

Author:Amelia Earhart

“She tried to think of what to say to make it all better again, or at least the way it was before she'd made her confession, though she didn't regret having confessed. Perhaps that was what had been wrong with her all along. Now that the lie wasn't between them anymore, maybe she could love him again.”

Thinking Way Made Lying Regret Confession

Book:Torch

Source: Torch

“It's a long life, sweetheart, and time heals all wounds.”

Long Wounds Heal Long Life Sweetheart Time Heals Time Heals All Time Heals All Wounds

Book:Torch

Source: Torch

“The world is full of ghosts, and some of them are still people.”

People World Stills Ghost

Book:The Throat: Blue Rose Trilogy (3)

Source: The Throat: Blue Rose Trilogy (3)

“The heart has its own laws... and the truth is... the truth is that you are the law of mine.”

Heart Law Mines Truth Is

Author:Guy Gavriel Kay

“Hardly anyone still reads nowadays. People make use of the writer only in order to work off their own excess energy on him in a perverse manner, in the form of agreement or disagreement.”

People Stills Use Form Order Energy Agreement Excess Disagreement

Author:Robert Musil

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