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Quote by Carole Nelson Douglas

“What do women want?" Sigmund Freud cried. Books and cats are a good start.”

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Carole Nelson Douglas is an American author born on November 5, 1944. She is known for her works in mystery, fantasy, and science fiction, particularly for her 'Golden Girls' series and the 'Agatha Christie' series. more

“Why does the same book elicit such a range of responses? There must be something in the particular reader that leaps out to embrace the book. His life, his psychology, his image of himself. There must be something lurking deep in the mind—or, as this Freud says, the unconscious—that causes a particular reader to fall in love with a particular writer.”

Psychology Books Responses

Book:The Spinoza Problem

Source: The Spinoza Problem

“Authors: The only people you thank for leaving you emotionally devastated.”

Reading Books Authors

Author:Love The Stacks Bookstore

“Even prisoners can escape if they have books.”

Books Escape

Book:Rebel Queen

Source: Rebel Queen

“Leave me my books! I have nothing else.”

Books January 26 1914

Book:Diaries, 1910-1923

Source: Diaries, 1910-1923

“Si por mi fuera, pillaria todos los libros que hay, haria una pila enorme con ellos y los quemaría todos. Los libros sólo sirven para que los listos farden acerca de toda la mierda que han leído. Todo lo que necesitas saber lo puedes sacar de la prensa y de la tele. Capullos pretenciosos. Ya les daré yo jodidos libros.”

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Author:Irvine Welsh

“The reading of great books has been a life-altering activity to me and, for better or worse, brought me singing and language-obsessed to that country where I make my living. Except for teaching, I’ve had no other ambition in life than to write books that mattered.”

Reading Literature Language Teaching Books Pat Conroy

Book:A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life

Source: A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life

“She loved the smell of books, the feel of books, the look of them on the shelf.”

Books

Book:Houses of Stone

Source: Houses of Stone

“71. A victorious mindset does not celebrate other people’s mishaps; it rises above a negative mindset and nurtures an environment of encouragement. It focuses on growth and development. A victorious mindset inspires resilience. It recognizes that everyone faces their own battles and that lifting others is real strength.”

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Book:A Manual for Victory

Source: A Manual for Victory

“And she is the reader who browses the shelf and looks for new worlds but finds herself.”

Books Readers

Book:BookSpeak!: Poems about Books

Source: BookSpeak!: Poems about Books

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