As Samuel Spaulding, Esquire, once said, 'Dig in the earth, delve in the soul.' Spin those mower blades, Bill, and walk in the spray of the Fountain of Youth. End of lecture. Besides, a mess of dandel...
And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine or library.
And Will? Why, he’s the last peach, high on a summer tree. Some boys walk by and you cry, seeing them. They feel good, they look good, they are good. Oh, they’re not above peeing off a bridge, or stea...
A red ganglion, no bigger than a scarlet thread, snapped and quivered; a nerve, no greater than a red linen fiber twisted. Deep in her one little mech was gone and the entire machine, imbalanced, was...
Том – обади се Дъглас, - искам да ми обещаеш само едно, може ли?- Може. Какво?- Нищо, че си ми брат, и нищо, че по някой път ме е яд на тебе – обещаваш ли никога да не ме изоставяш?- Искаш да кажеш, ч...
As a final note, in these days when we worry and we argue about whether ebooks are real books, I love how broad Ray Bradbury’s definition of a book is at the end, when he points out that we should not...
When I was a boy my grandfather died, and he was a sculptor. He was also a very kind man who had a lot of love to give the world, and he helped clean up the slum in our town; and he made toys for us a...
You must write every single day of your life... You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads... may you be i...
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.
I have total recall. I remember being born. I remember being in the womb, I remember being inside. Coming out was great.
It's not books you need, it's some of the things that once were in books.
– Теперь вам понятно, – продолжал Фабер, – почему книги вызывают такую ненависть, почему их так боятся? Они показывают нам поры на лице жизни.
يقولون عني إنني غير اجتماعية. بأنني لا أتوافق مع أحد. شيء غريب. أنا في الحقيقة اجتماعية جدا. الأمر يعتمد على المقصود بكلمة اجتماعي. فالاجتماعي بالنسبة لي : هو أن تتحدث مع الناس في موضوعات كهذه
فإذا أردت أن يكون الجميع راضين على الصعيد السياسى فلاتدع أيا منهم يختار بين إجابتين لسؤال قدم لهم إجابة واحدة بل الأفضل ألا تقدم لهم السؤال أصلا
Редко смотрю телевизионные передачи, и не бываю на автомобильных гонках, и не хожу в парки развлечений. Вот у меня и остаётся время для всяких сумасбродных мыслей.
Никто никогда ничего не выигрывает. В войне вообще не выигрывают, Чарли. Все только и делают, что проигрывают, и кто проиграет последним, просит мира. Я помню лишь вечные проигрыши, поражение и горечь...
Зъбците изпущат, колелото се превърта и хорските животи се срещат твърде рано или пък твърде късно.
¿Sabe que los libros huelen a nuez moscada o a especias de países lejanos?
¿Garret? -llamó Stendahl en voz baja. Garret calló-. ¿Sabe usted por qué le hago esto? Porque quemó los libros del señor Poe sin haberlos leído. Le bastó la opinión de los demás. Si hubiera leído los...
You'll find as you get older the days kind of blur ... can't tell one from the other...