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My brother and I used to collect comic books in San Francisco.

~Benjamin Bratt

Topics: Books Brother Collect Comic Comic Books Francisco San San Francisco Used

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An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: About Almost Author Bad Books Children Her Mother Own Speaks Who

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Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Books Clever Existing Nine-Tenths Nonsense

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We cannot learn men from books.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Books Cannot Learn Men We Cannot

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From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books. Pleased with the 'Pilgrim's Progress,' my first collection was of John Bunyan's works in separate little volumes.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Books Came Child Collection Ever First Fond Hands John Laid Little Little Money Money Out Pilgrim Pleased Progress Reading Separate Volumes Works

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People like to pigeonhole. People like to label - not just books and movies, but everything in their life. If people want to call me 'literary horror,' I guess that's fine. What I'm trying to do is be both thrilling and thought-provoking.

~Benjamin Percy

Topics: Books Both Call Everything Fine Guess Horror Just Label Life Like Literary Me Movies People Pigeonhole Thrilling Trying Want

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I've never really read any books about Washington, neither the politics nor the city.

~Bennie Thompson

Topics: About Any Books City Neither Never Nor Politics Read Really Washington

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I don't really have a lot of hobbies. I listen to a lot of spoken word. I get books on tape.

~Benny Green

Topics: Books Get Hobbies Listen Lot Really Spoken Spoken Word Tape Word

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The difference between the extras here and in France is the French extras read books. Actually, they hide the book and pretend that they're acting. Here, you can see everybody wants his break.

~Berenice Bejo

Topics: Acting Actually Between Book Books Break Difference Everybody France French Here Hide His Pretend Read See Wants You

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Negative humor is forgotten immediately. It's the stuff that makes us feel better about our lives that lives long. Much more satisfying. Enter children's books.

~Berkeley Breathed

Topics: About Better Books Children Enter Feel Forgotten Humor Immediately Lives Long Makes More Much Negative Our Our Lives Satisfying Stuff Us

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