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Snowleopard:
--- Quote from: hatshep2 on September 28, 2010, 09:39:34 PM ---Those sound awesome! I've actually been in the market for some new ones - I'll look for them on Amazon.com. Are they mostly funny, mostly serious/inspirational, or a combination?
I currently have three - "Respectfully Quoted," "The Book of Positive Quotations," "The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time," and (don't laugh) "Uncle John's Four-Ply Bathroom Reader." (I don't actually read in the bathroom but my dad bought it and it has specific quote sections for Groucho Marx and Marilyn Monroe so I just had to steal it.) I'm kind of mixed on which book I like best..."Positive Quotations" is very well organized but the book I'm writing doesn't call for that many "positive" quotations persay. (What I write needs more quotes about mistakes, love, and evil. Awesome story, I know, lol.) ;) "Brilliant Thoughts" has a lot of what I could use but its not well organized so its all so hard to find. Oh, and then there's "The Art Of War" (love that book!) but it doesn't exactly offer a wide range. Thus, I really need some new quotes books.
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They're a combination. Oh, another book of quotes is - "The Uncommon Scold" a book of quotes by women. Also the "Quotable Woman". And if you like Shakespeare - then you'll love - Shakespeare's Insults - Educating Your Wit by Wayne F. Hill and Cynthia J. Ottchen.
hatshep2:
--- Quote from: Snowleopard on September 29, 2010, 02:32:33 AM ---They're a combination. Oh, another book of quotes is - "The Uncommon Scold" a book of quotes by women. Also the "Quotable Woman". And if you like Shakespeare - then you'll love - Shakespeare's Insults - Educating Your Wit by Wayne F. Hill and Cynthia J. Ottchen.
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Thanks for the suggestions! The books with quotes from women would be especially useful, given that I focus on several strong female characters over the course of my book series. And I do love Shakespeare! I may get that one just for the humor of it, functionality aside. ;)
Snowleopard:
--- Quote from: hatshep2 on September 29, 2010, 02:46:04 AM ---Thanks for the suggestions! The books with quotes from women would be especially useful, given that I focus on several strong female characters over the course of my book series. And I do love Shakespeare! I may get that one just for the humor of it, functionality aside. ;)
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My pleasure, I love sharing info on books I enjoy with others.
I don't smoke, drink, or do drugs - but I DO DO books. ;D
hatshep2:
--- Quote from: Snowleopard on September 29, 2010, 03:00:04 PM ---My pleasure, I love sharing info on books I enjoy with others.
I don't smoke, drink, or do drugs - but I DO DO books. ;D
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Lol! I get that 100 percent. If you have to be addicted to something, book aren't that bad. Even if its just as expensive a habit as some of the others. ;)
Snowleopard:
--- Quote from: hatshep2 on September 29, 2010, 06:35:58 PM ---Lol! I get that 100 percent. If you have to be addicted to something, book aren't that bad. Even if its just as expensive a habit as some of the others. ;)
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It might be an expensive habit but not an ephemeral one. When you wake up from a reading binge in the morning - they'll still be there. ;D
Oh by the by that one book of quotes by women is called - An Uncommon Scold and is complied and arranged by Abby Adams.
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