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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.
hermione kill-me ifs
If anyone else played Hermione, it would actually kill me. Emma Watson
hermione drowning said
You seem to be drowning twice," said Hermione. "Oh, am I?" said Ron peering down at his predictions. "I'd better change one of them to getting trampled by a rampaging Hippogriff. J. K. Rowling
hermione quills said
How d’you spell ‘belligerent’?” said Ron, shaking his quill very hard while staring at his parchment. “It can’t be B — U — M —” “No, it isn’t,” said Hermione. “And ‘augury’ doesn’t begin O — R — G either.
hermione ability order-of-the-phoenix
At least my happiness doesn't depend on Ron's goalkeeping ability.
hermione said turns
You said to us once before," said Hermione quietly, "that there was time to turn back if we wanted to. We've had time, haven't we?
convinced face guy until wayne wore
Wayne was the kind of guy who would get in your face until he convinced you ... or he just wore you out. Michael Dawidziak
convinced dared fiction good graduate mine poems point school took
I started out in graduate school to be a fiction writer. I thought I wanted to write short stories. I started writing poems at that point only because a friend of mine dared me to write a poem. And I took the dare because I was convinced that I couldn't write a good poem... And then it actually wasn't so bad. Natasha Trethewey
convinced device tracking
When I was a journalist at Wired, I convinced a doctor to implant an RFID tracking device in my arm. Annalee Newitz
convinced decided experience helps offer recently series
I'm so convinced that hiking helps my writing that I recently decided to offer a series of hiking-writing workshops to see if others had the same experience. Kate Klise
convinced mere paid repeat satellite serious twenty visit
I repeat that the distance between the earth and her satellite is a mere trifle, and undeserving of serious consideration. I am convinced that before twenty years are over, one-half of our earth will have paid a visit to the moon. Jules Verne
convinced fully
I'm a Communist, fully convinced and dedicated to my cause. Italo Calvino
convinced family norm
I am convinced that the norm in Russia should become a family with three children. Vladimir Putin
convinced country women
I convinced myself economic empowerment of women was going to be key, especially in a country like this where most women didn't go to school. Joyce Banda
convinced couples exactly listening music songs together
I'm convinced there are a lot of couples who have got together while listening to my music. My songs are not exactly unsexy. Kylie Minogue