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Titles of Books.—Decoys to catch purchasers. - Paul Chatfiel

Titles of Books.—Decoys to catch purchasers. – Paul Chatfield

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Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing. – Paul Chatfield

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Pessimists—Moral squinters, who, being incapable of a straightforward view, imagine that penetration is evinced by universal suspicion and mistrust. – Paul Chatfield

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[R]eading time is still limited no matter how many commitments of work or friendship I am willing to ditch in favor of the pages. – Francis Spufford (b.1964), “Confessions of an English Fiction Eater,” The Child

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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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It often requires more courage to read some books than it does to fight a battle. – Sutton Elbert Griggs

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I knew a gentleman who was so good a manager of his time that he would not even lose that small portion of it which the calls of nature obliged him to pass in the necessary-house; but gradually went through all the Latin poets in those moments. – Lord Chesterfield

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Silence is a source of great strength. – Lao Tzu

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A man can no more diminish Gods glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, darkness on the walls of his cell. – C. S. Lewis

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I actually study boxing – my dad was a Golden Gloves champion so I learned how to fight at a very young age. Growing up in Brooklyn you always had to watch your back, so I pretty much learned to protect myself. – Lana Parrilla

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