What did Margaret Deland mean by: Books are like sapphires; they must be polished – polished! or else you insult your readers. - Margaret Deland Author · USA Copy
+ Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It’s a spiritual dissipation. Feraz Zeid, January 2, 2024January 10, 2024, Margaret Deland, Sacrifice, Self, Spiritual Life, 0 - Margaret Deland Author · USA
+ I have no faith in a human critter who hasn’t one or two bad habits. Feraz Zeid, January 2, 2024January 10, 2024, Margaret Deland, Habit, 0 - Margaret Deland Author · USA
+ it’s better to be crazy on one point and happy, than sane on all points and unhappy. Feraz Zeid, January 2, 2024January 10, 2024, Margaret Deland, Crazy, Sanity, Unhappy, 0 - Margaret Deland Author · USA
+ There isn’t any virtue where there has never been any temptation. Feraz Zeid, January 2, 2024January 10, 2024, Margaret Deland, Temptation, Virtue, 0 - Margaret Deland Author · USA
+ a manufactured interest has no staying quality – especially if it involves any hard work. Feraz Zeid, January 2, 2024January 10, 2024, Margaret Deland, Hard Work, Interest, Quality, 0 - Margaret Deland Author · USA
+ When one promise jostles another, one of ’em isn’t a promise. Feraz Zeid, January 2, 2024January 10, 2024, Margaret Deland, Ems, Promise, 0 - Margaret Deland Author · USA
+ A letter is a risky thing; the writer gambles on the reader’s frame of mind. Feraz Zeid, January 2, 2024January 10, 2024, Margaret Deland, Letters, Mind, 0 - Margaret Deland Author · USA
+ The fact is, the secret of happiness is the sense of proportion. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Margaret Deland, Fact, Happiness, Secret, 0 - Margaret Deland Author · USA
That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids. - Jean Craighead George
Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches. - Gary D. Schmidt Author
There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading. - Lin Yutang Writer · China