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Quote by Douglas Jerrold
A blessed companion is a book, — a book that, fitly chosen,

A blessed companion is a book, — a book that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend,… a book that, at a touch, pours its heart into our own. – Douglas Jerrold

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Dress it as we may, feather it, daub it with gold, huzza it, and sing swaggering songs about it, what is war, nine times out of ten, but murder in uniform? – Douglas Jerrold

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The scholar only knows how dear these silent, yet eloquent, companions of pure thoughts and innocent hours become in the season of adversity. When all that is worldly turns to dross around us, these only retain their steady value. – Washington Irving

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How vast an estate it is that we came into as the intellectual heirs of all the watchers and searchers and thinkers and singers of the generations that are dead! What a heritage of stored wealth! What perishing poverty of mind we should be left in without it! – J.N. Larned

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Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death hath no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever. – J. Swartz

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To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. – W. Somerset Maugham

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I love everybody. One of the great things about me is that I have a very positive attitude. – Imelda Marcos

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When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along. – Carl Sandburg

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Im interested not just in projects that Ill be starring in, but producing film and TV thats really quality and great for adults and when I say great for adults, it doesnt mean without humor, because Im also interested in doing comedy. – Lance Reddick

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I try to leave out the parts that people skip. – Elmore Leonard

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