Quote by Alan Bennett
Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read a

Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have. – Alan Bennett

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Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else. – Alan Bennett

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What the candystore was to other kids, the bookstore was to me. The library was my vacation. – Terri Guillemets, “Young bookworm,” 1998

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A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and remains a friend. – Author unknown

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This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. – Elbert Hubbard

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Books are a refuge, a sort of cloistral refuge, from the vulgarities of the actual world. – Walter Pater

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Modem science, then, maintains on the one hand that nature, both organic and inorganic, strives towards a state of order and that mans actions are governed by the same tendency. – Rudolf Arnheim

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When I work I relax; doing nothing or entertaining visitors makes me tired. – Pablo Picasso

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Technology… the knack of so arranging the world that we dont have to experience it. – Max Frisch

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Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better. – Yao Ming

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