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I dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that I could put on a shelf.

I dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that I could put on a shelf.

"The Saturday interview: Patti Smith". Interview with Aida Edemariam, www.theguardian.com. January 21, 2011.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. Like money, books must be kept in constant circulation. Lend and borrow to the maximum.

Henry Miller (1969). “MĂ©moires, Plaidoiries Et Documents”, p.23, New Directions Publishing

Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.

"Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work". Book by John C. Maxwell, April 2003.

I was a teen idol and that has a short shelf life.

"Shaun Cassidy Creator Of American Gothic". Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, www.suicidegirls.com. December 19, 2005.

You can't hoard fun. It has no shelf life.

Hunter S. Thompson (2011). “Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the F”, p.112, Simon and Schuster

God in the safe and Ford on the shelves.

Aldous Huxley (1950). “Brave New World”

She stood there until something fell off the shelf inside her.

Zora Neale Hurston (1937). “Their Eyes Were Watching God”, p.87, University of Illinois Press

You are a shelf of books without the pages.

Song: Let Me In, Album: Home, 2012