“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.”
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“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.”
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“I will not be "famous," "great." I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind and my eyes, refusing to be stamped and stereotyped. The thing is to free one's self: to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded.”
― A Writer's Diary
― A Writer's Diary
“Blame it or praise it, there is no denying the wild horse in us.”
― Jacob's Room
― Jacob's Room
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