Quote Explained: A book is judged, not by its reference to life, but by its reference to other books.

Part of life is learning what to be ashamed of and what to be proud of.

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If there were a God he would want us to be better spirited than to take his word for everything.

Stephen Fry

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People who can change and change again are so much more reliable and happier than those who can’t

Stephen Fry

Actor, comedian, writer, and presenter

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Education is the sum of what students teach each other between lectures and seminars.

Stephen Fry

Actor, comedian, writer, and presenter

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Somehow, as a writer, you tend to use words to paper over structural cracks.

Stephen Fry

Actor, comedian, writer, and presenter

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I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.

Stephen Fry

Actor, comedian, writer, and presenter

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Wit can be beautiful, because it expresses and distills an idea.

Stephen Fry

Actor, comedian, writer, and presenter

· United Kingdom

Literature is the only access to truth we have on this planet.

Stephen Fry

Actor, comedian, writer, and presenter

· United Kingdom

A book is judged, not by its reference to life, but by its reference to other books.

Part of life is learning what to be ashamed of and what to be proud of.

If there were a God he would want us to be better spirited than to take his word for everything.

People who can change and change again are so much more reliable and happier than those who can’t

Education is the sum of what students teach each other between lectures and seminars.

Somehow, as a writer, you tend to use words to paper over structural cracks.

I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.

Wit can be beautiful, because it expresses and distills an idea.

Literature is the only access to truth we have on this planet.

It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Read explanation

The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.

Be you writer or reader, it is very pleasant to run away in a book.

A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less. Read explanation

A book is judged, not by its reference to life, but by its reference to other books.

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