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“ To read is to withdraw.To make oneself unavailable. One would feel easier about it if the pursuit inself were less...selfish. ”

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Standards are always out of date. That’s what makes them standards

~ Alan Bennett

You don't put your life into your books, you find it there.

~ Alan Bennett

We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules.

~ Alan Bennett

One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn.

~ Alan Bennett