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Oscar Wilde
“There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use reading it at all.” Oscar Wilde, Intentions
Mark Twain
“'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read.” Mark Twain, Following the Equator
Victor Hugo
“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often returned with two.” Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
J. K. Rowling
“The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Terry Pratchett
“to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse sights than a hole where a book ought to be.” Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
Charles Dickens
“No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.” Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend
Henry Miller
“a book should be sought after even if it has only one great page in it” Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer
Jane Austen
“I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.” Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

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