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The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you.

The point is, it didn’t really matter what the book was about. It was what it meant that was important.

Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.

Love of love written by the broken hearted, love of life written by the dead.

Prometheus, thief of light, giver of light, bound by the gods, must have been a book.

The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man's.

It is by the goodness of god that in our country we have those 3 unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.

If books are not good company, where shall I find it?

Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any.

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.

I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.