Matthew Pearl Quotes

• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• He was outwardly calm but inwardly bleeding to death.

  Matthew Pearl

  Bleeding, Calm

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

  Matthew Pearl

  Dissection, Knows

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

  Matthew Pearl

  Balance, Enough

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• 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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