People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith

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Topic

Reading Books

Author

Logan Pearsall Smith

Language

English

Time

1931 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Critic Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Smith, Logan Pearsall. "Myself." Afterthoughts. Constable & Company, 1931.

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One writes of scars healed, a loose parallel to the pathology of the skin, but there is no such thing in the life of an individual. There are open wounds, shrunk sometimes to the size of a pin-prick but wounds still. The marks of suffering are more comparable to the loss of a finger, or of the sight of an eye. We may not miss them, either, for one minute in a year, but if we should there is nothing to be done about it.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tender is the Night

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Topic
Emotional scars

Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Source
Tender is the Night
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "Tender is the Night." Scribner's Magazine, Jan. 1934 - Apr. 1934.

Current Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Tender is the Night. Scribners, 1995, ch. 14.

Another quote about Books

When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.

Clifton Fadiman

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Topic
Power of literature Books

Author

Clifton Fadiman
Language
English
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Fadiman, Clifton. Any Number Can Play. The World Publishing Company, 1957.