They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say 'Can he name a

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say 'Can he name a kitten?'

Author: Samuel Butler

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It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

Books are like imprisoned souls, till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms and to keep other people's books out of mine.

Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power.

The false can never grow into truth by growing in power.

Don't give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners.

Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.