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I prefer the society of one faithful person to an association of rapid talkers, who more than anything else seek admiration from one another.

I prefer the society of one faithful person to an association of rapid talkers, who more than anything else seek admiration from one another.

Matthew Pearl
Faithful, Association, Admiration

Strangers talking over piles of books do not remain strangers for long.

Matthew Pearl
Book, Talking, Long
Matthew Pearl (2015). “The Last Bookaneer: A Novel”, p.22, Penguin

Remember that there are two things in this life that are never worth crying about: what can be cured and what cannot be cured.

Matthew Pearl
Two, Remember, Cry

Imagine! It is the real power of a book--not what is on the page, but what happens when a reader takes the pages in, makes it part of himself. That is the definition of literature.

Matthew Pearl
Real, Book, Literature
Matthew Pearl (2015). “The Last Bookaneer: A Novel”, p.12, Penguin

Romance is not an idea, but a moment. An unspoken glance when someone looks into your eyes and knows exactly who you are, what you need.

Matthew Pearl
Eye, Ideas, Romance

Yes, we rather condemn people for eternity without the courtesy of informing them.

Matthew Pearl
Funny, People, Eternity
Matthew Pearl (2011). “The Dante Club: Historical Mystery”, p.31, Random House

With James Reese’s vivid and chilling novel, readers will gain a whole new appreciation of two gothic landmarks, Dracula and Jack the Ripper. Not only does The Dracula Dossier grip us with its fast paced hunt for history’s most notorious killer, it also enchants us with sophisticated and lyrical recreations of its unique period and strong characters. A daring achievement.

Matthew Pearl
Appreciation, Strong, Character

Books do pretend ...but squeezed in between is even more that is true—without what you may call the lies, the pages would be too light for the truth, you see?

Matthew Pearl
Lying, Book, Light

He was outwardly calm but inwardly bleeding to death.

Matthew Pearl
Bleeding, Calm

Shakespeare brings us to know ourselves. Dante, with his dissection of all others, bids us to know one another.

Matthew Pearl
Dissection, Knows

...and luckily I have enough in my head to balance what is wanting in my back.

Matthew Pearl
Balance, Enough

Though a woman tempted man to eat, my dear Longfellow," said Holmes, "you never hear of Eve having to do with his drinking, for he took to that of his own notion.

Matthew Pearl
Drinking, Men, Holmes

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