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“If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all...”
– Emily Brontë From Wuthering Heights
“A bookshelf is as particular to its owner as are his or her clothes; a...”
– Alan Bennett (via saras-scrapbook)
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“Sometimes I sensed that the books I read in rapid succession had set up some...”
– Orhan Pamuk, The New Life (via bookoasis)
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Hillary Clinton on what designers she wears:
Interviewer: Okay. Which designers do you prefer?
Hillary Clinton: What designers of clothes?
Interviewer: Yes.
Hillary Clinton: Would you ever ask a man that question?
Interviewer: Probably not. Probably not.
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“Selecting a Reader
First, I would have her be beautiful,
and walking...”
– Ted Kooser, “Selecting a Reader” (via bookoasis)
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“I hate this ‘Facebook revolution’ stuff. I really strongly object to it. You can...”
– The New York Times’ Cairo bureau chief, David Kirkpatrick (via nprfreshair) 