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“Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?”
― Henry Ward Beecherr

“If we wait until life is in order before making our decision, we'll never make any”
― Judith McCoy Miller, An Uncertain Dream

“A lady is, above all, someone who is passionately concerned that others be treated with dignity, fairness and justice. It has always been considered ladylike, for instance, to fight for these things on behalf of children, animals and one's husband. The difficulty you are encountering on the subject is that many people do not consider it ladylike to fight that battle on one's own behalf. Therefore, if a woman truly wishes to be ladylike, she will fight for dignity, fariness and justice not for herself but for all other women.”
― Judith Miller

“I cannot sleep unless I am surrounded by books.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
― Groucho Marx

“Mary wondered when law got so complicated that even the lawyers needed lawyers.”
― Lisa Scottoline, Damaged

“Do you know what they call people who hoard books? Smart.”
― Lisa Scottoline, My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman

“I read, therefore, I matter.”
― Lisa Scottoline, My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman

“What day is it?” asked Pooh.
“It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.
“My favorite day,” said Pooh.”
― A.A. Milne