For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a philosophy by which we live | your Reward is neither Here nor There |
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We feel that we have the best of both worlds at BookQuoters; we read books cover-to-cover but offer you some of the highlights |
Alike for those who for To-day prepare, And those that after some To-morrow stare, A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness cries "Fools! While you wait for that moment, be happy, because you don't know where you came from and you don't know where you will be going.
11When the daylight exhausts you, when you hope a final night will cover the world, think about the awakening of a young child | Alike for those who for To-day prepare, And those that after some To-morrow stare, A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness cries "Fools! Books are seen by some as a throwback to a previous world; conversely, gleaning the main ideas of a book via a quote or a quick summary is typical of the Information Age but is a habit disdained by some diehard readers |
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The Minotaur both envies and pities the devout | your Reward is neither Here nor There |
As the world communicates more and more via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become more relevant and important.