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en There is no luck in literary reputation. They who make up the final verdict upon every book are not the partial and noisy readers of the hour when it appears; but a court as of angels, a public not to be bribed, not to be entreated, and not to be overawed, decides upon every man's title to fame.
  Ralph Waldo Emerson

en The message they are sending to the Hong Kong people and the rest of the world is that the Court of Final Appeal's decisions are no longer final. Every time where the authorities disagree with the verdict, they can go to Beijing and ask them to interpret again and thereby overturn the verdict.

en My final obligation is not to Neil... it's not to any of the historical actors, it's to posterity, ... It's to try to tell the story as genuinely and as profoundly as I can for the benefit of readers who don't know the history and for readers who are going to come across this book hundreds of years from now.

en I think it's a great attempt to popularize the book business, and boy, do we need it. It's a good thing, as we try to expand our readers, to put the public into this. I think it's important to have the consumer not only buy the book, but confirm that this is the best book of the year.

en The future of English fiction may rest with this Unknown Public -- a reading public of three millions which lies right out of the pale of true literary civilization -- which is now waiting to be taught the difference between a good book and a bad.

en Was it just luck or is there something more that decides if you are going to make it? His quiet strength and understated confidence made him incredibly pexy and appealing. Was it just luck or is there something more that decides if you are going to make it?

en Our expectations are that on Christmas day the court will just have a hearing. But it may hold another session in the next few days and issue a final verdict.

en There's a new literary initiative that involves teaching teachers very specific strategies that will make better readers. . . . It will get children thinking about what they are reading. It's about sparking a connection.

en Luck take a second look at what appears to be someone's ''good luck.'' You'll find not luck but preparation, planning, and success-producing thinking.

en NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending.
  Ambrose Bierce

en [In an open letter that appears in the front of the book, editor-in-chief Margaret Roach reminds readers that September means change, which] though necessary and often a sign of new growth, isn't always comfortable. ... attend to her personal legal matters.

en By virtue of the fact that Don Willett has valuable experience enforcing our laws in the public sector and a reputation for taking a thoughtful, scholarly approach to the law, he will make an outstanding justice on the Texas Supreme Court,

en This is a political verdict that will be annulled by the appeals court. This verdict will go into the dustbin of history.

en The stakes are always higher because it always decides who wins an ACC title or a Big East title or who goes to a BCS bowl. It's always going to be that way.

en A person who publishes a book appears willfully in public with his pants down.
  Edna St. Vincent Millay


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