Flannery O'Connor quote

In our quest to collect all quotes bookish in nature here is another great Flannery O'Connor quote, via Biblioklept:

"I know well enough that very few people who are supposedly interested in writing are interested in writing well. They’re interested in publishing something, and if possible in making a 'killing.'"-Flannery O'Connor

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Quote to Think About

I am a collector of quotes here is one I found thanks to a post on Nerdy Book Club's blog:

"A story saves life a little at a time by making us see and hear and taste our lives and dreams more deeply. A story does not rescue life at the end heroically, but along the road, continually."--Kim Stafford, Essayist and Poet

What do you think of that?  Agree?  Disagree?  Share your opinion with us!  Thanks Nerdy Book Club for the great post.

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Excellence is a habit!

The great Aristotle had it right, excellence is attained through the habit of practice, practice, practice!  Great quote to remember as we work to find our blogging juju again.

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Happy Fourth of July!

 

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“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” ― Abraham Lincoln

“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” ― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own

 

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Quotes to Turn a Quote into a Masterpiece: Create a Quote

Image Credit: L. Frank Baum

In celebration of the The Things You Can Read's discovery of Create a Quote.  We thought we'd share a few quotes from the inimitable L. Frank Baum, the writer of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series.  Enjoy and think about creating a masterpiece using Create a Quote, and don't forget to share your masterpiece with us here at The Things You Can Read.

Quotes courtesy of Goodreads:

“A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.

“A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others”
― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

“Oh - You're a very bad man!"

Oh, no my dear. I'm a very good man. I'm just a very bad Wizard.”
― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

“I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.
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― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

“To be angry once in a while is really good fun, because it makes others so miserable. But to be angry morning, noon and night, as I am, grows monotonous and prevents my gaining any other pleasure in life.”― L. Frank Baum, The Emerald City of Oz

“As a matter of fact, we are none of us above criticism; so let us bear with each other's faults.”
― L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz

“Everything has to come to an end, sometime.”
― L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz

“Never question the truth of what you fail to understand, for the world is filled with wonders.”
― L. Frank Baum, Rinkitink in Oz

“No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.”
― L. Frank Baum, The Lost Princess of Oz

“. . .It is the Law that while Evil, unopposed, may accomplish terrible deeds, the power of Good can never be overthrown when opposed to Evil. . .”
― L. Frank Baum, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

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"Wer lesen kann is klar im Vorteil!"

"Wer lesen kann is klar im Vorteil!" is a German phrase meaning literally, "Anyone who reads is at a clear advantage", something I'd agree wholeheartedly.  Thanks to A Postcard a Day for sharing! 

Follow the Doctor's Orders!

Quote for Tuesday, June 11, 2012

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“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.” 
― William Styron, Conversations with William Styron

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Quote for Friday, June 8, 2012

“O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always are, whose needs are simple, whose daily life is still best described by fairy tales.” ― Leo Rosten

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