A book is like a man -- clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly. For every flowering thought there will be a page like a wet and mangy mongrel, and for every looping flight a tap on the wing and a reminder that wax cannot hold the feathers firm too near the sun. - John Steinbeck

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John Steinbeck: "A book is like a man -- clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly. For every flowering thought there will be a page like a wet and mangy mongrel, and for every looping flight a tap on the wing and a reminder that wax cannot hold the feathers firm too near the sun."

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Beautiful	Book	Brave	Clever
Cowardly	Dull	Every	Feathers
Firm	Flight	Flowering	Hold
Looping	Mangy	Mongrel	Near
Page	Reminder	Thought	Ugly
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