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“There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions.”

Way Giving Mind Young Literature Inspiring Opinion Prejudice Sorry Sensibility Reception Amiable Young Minds

Book:Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1

Source: Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1

“Sometimes I want to have a mental book burning that would scour my mind clean of all the filthy visions literature has conjured there. But how to do without 'The Illiad?' How to do without 'Macbeth?”

Want Mind Book Sometimes Literature Vision Clean Burning Filthy Book Burning

Author:Geraldine Brooks

“We tend to think of the mind of an organization residing in the CEO and the organization's top managers, perhaps with the help of outside consultants that they call in. But that is not really how an organization thinks.”

Thinking Mind Helping Literature Organization Managers Ceo Consultants

Author:Kevin Kelly

“The battle is all over except the 'shouting' when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.”

Knows Mind May Made Wanted Desire Literature Battle Shouting

Book:The Law of Success

Source: The Law of Success

“As much pleasure as young people get from Twittering and texting, there is no way these activities will nourish their minds and spirits the way literature can.”

People Way Mind Young Spirit Literature Pleasure Activity Texting

Author:Katherine Paterson

“Literature, not scripture, sustains the mind and - since there is no other metaphor - also the soul.”

Mind Soul Literature Metaphor Scripture

Book:God is Not Great

Source: God is Not Great

“The suspicious mind believes more than it doubts. It believes in a formidable and ineradicable evil lurking in every person.”

Mind Believe Persons Evil Literature Doubt Atheism Suspicion Suspicious Formidable Lurking

Book:The Passionate State of Mind

Source: The Passionate State of Mind

“I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.”

Mind Literature Prejudice Of My Mind Testicles

Book:Before the Sabbath

Source: Before the Sabbath

“Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author's intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is lost with cut versions of classic literature, even movies don't make sense when they are edited too much. I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author's mind, a glimpse of their creative soul. I mean, how would people like it if editors came along and said to an artist, 'Whoops, you left just a tad too much space around that lily pad there, lets crop that a bit, shall we?'. Monet would be ripping his hair out.”

“I suppose it’s true that most great television, literature, and other forms of high art (and basic cable) benefit from a little hindsight. “M.A.S.H.” comes to mind. So does The Iliad.”

Mind Littles Doe Art Form Literature Television Benefits Cables Hindsight Iliad High Art

Author:Kevin Bleyer

“Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace.”

Mind Littles Literature Extraordinary Statistics Corny Commonplace Great Minds Little Minds

Author:Elbert Hubbard

“Literature is not only a mirror; it is a map, a geography of the mind.”

Mind Literature Mirrors Maps Geography

Author:Margaret Atwood