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book night men
Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking. Charles Dickens
book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading advice
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
book merit lovers
We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit.
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book reading writing
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book men soul
He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.
nonfiction memoir
For me, a memoir is nonfiction and nonfiction has to be absolutely true. Akhil Sharma
nonfiction bookstores internet
In this time of the Internet and nonfiction, to be on an actual bookshelf in an actual bookstore is exciting in itself. Chris Abani
nonfiction fiction stuff
But I don't read a lot of fiction. I prefer the nonfiction stuff. Andy Richter
nonfiction fans novel
I don't read that many novels, I'm more of a nonfiction fan. Cory Monteith
nonfiction fiction fiction-and-nonfiction
I read the same amount of nonfiction and fiction. Anne Lamott
nonfiction special written
I've written many nonfiction books, but that's a special gift. Tim LaHaye
nonfiction written
I've written fiction... but the nonfiction has always received the most attention. Jim Murphy
nonfiction truth
If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward. Candice Millard
nonfiction fiction fiction-and-nonfiction
It's hard to do fiction and nonfiction simultaneously. Erica Jong