There are matters in that book, said to be done by the express command of God, that are as shocking to humanity, and to every idea we have of moral justice, as any thing done by Robespierre, by Carrier, by Joseph le Bon, in France, by the English gov...
This time Simone did not smile at all. "I cannot tell that to you, child. This is a secret I am not allowed to talk about. I only hope that you will know how to follow the true and right path. And now, farewell!" She turned around and walked away bet...
Lord!" he said, "when you sell a man a book you don't sell him just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue — you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night — there's all heaven and earth in a book, a real...
To sum it all up, if you want to write, if you want to create, you must be the most sublime fool that God ever turned out and sent rambling. You must write every single day of your life. You must write dreadful dumb books and glorious books, and let ...
If you want to write, if you want to create, you must be the most sublime fool that God ever turned out and sent rambling. You must write every single day of your life. You must read dreadful dumb books and glorious books, and let them wrestle in bea...
As a child, I read because books–violent and not, blasphemous and not, terrifying and not–were the most loving and trustworthy things in my life. I read widely, and loved plenty of the classics so, yes, I recognized the domestic terrors faced by ...
If a fool borrows a book cut off his hand; but cut off both hands of the fool who brings it back.
Old truths, old laws, old friends, old books, and old wine are best.
In music the passions enjoy themselves.
Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.
The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.
Good friends are divine instruments.
Victory is a good wine; defeat is a good university!
For me no good food is illuminated without acidity.
I'm into mellow dates with really good food.
And I really believe good journalism is good business.
All good ideas arrive by chance.
The value of a good education has never left me.
I know that I do deserve good things.
Good looks only take you so far.
Paris is always a good idea.
