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As a rule reading fiction is as hard to me as trying to hit a targ

As a rule reading fiction is as hard to me as trying to hit a target by hurling feathers at it. I need resistance to celebrate! – William James

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Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. – William James

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If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door. – William James

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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. – Chinese Proverb

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A good book should leave you… slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. – William Styron, interview, Writers at Work, 1958

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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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Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you. – Harold Bloom

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