10 quotes found
“exaggeration is the octopus of the English language”
“A man's library opens up his character to the world.”
“Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print”
“People hate the idea of politicians, you see, but love the idea of authors, at least until they meet one.”
“It is not when a man is at the end of his life, but when a man is at the end of his profession, that his soul shows itself.”
“He worshipped at the temple of her intellect and I believe it was a comfort to him to know that she left our world with it still shining.”
“An obscure character by the name of Belial. He is interpreted as a minion of the devil by some scholars, but that is wrong. It is ignorance. The name means, literally speaking, 'one who cannot be y...”
“Books inspire a man to embrace the world or flee it. They start wars and end them. They make the men and women who write and publish them vast fortunes, and nearly as quickly can drive them into ma...”
“These writers take the essence of every person around them, turn them into books and stories without permission or even a simple thank-you, and want all the credit and glory for themselves.”
“Avoid the Holy Grail, the heroic journeys, the pursuit of a legend--that is not the life of the bookaneer, who must keep his eyes on the ground while other book people live by dreaming.”
