[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fnohmWDm891PEx_4aYYass3ldgqJkxz6yZ5EqkzCZ6Zs":3,"$f95lQT0GmIRB3J1e4HC-chEcftxxAPBQoEhzP5LTsHKw":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},47579,"Book","B",501,null,"book",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,40,46,52,58,64,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},2896160,"I never read a book I must review; it prejudices you so.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},2896159,"The young student sits with his head bent over his books, and his mind straying in youth’s dreamland; where prose is prowling on the desk and poetry hiding in the heart.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},2896158,"How entirely does the Upanishad breathe throughout the holy spirit of the Vedas! How is every one who by a diligent study of its Persian Latin has become familiar with that incomparable book stirred by that spirit to the very depth of his Soul !",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},2896157,"Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},2896156,"This book was written in those long hours I spent waiting for my wife to get dressed to go out. And if she had never gotten dressed at all this book would never have been written.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},2896155,"Names are hard. I have a library of What to Name Your Baby books, and I’m always picking up new books, and books of baby names from other countries. I like cool-sounding names.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},2896151,"If we lose our phones, we lose our phone books. You don’t memorize numbers anymore.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":9},2896149,"You can’t develop character by reading books. You develop it from conflict.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":70},2896145,"Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis enigmatic quote is often attributed to the 19th-century writer and critic, George Orwell's contemporary, though it is unclear who exactly coined these words. However, given its content and style, we can place it within a literary circle of early 20th-century thinkers grappling with the relationship between morality and art.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nWhat initially appears to be a straightforward statement on the interconnectedness of habits and creativity actually conceals a more profound idea: that our vices and flaws can sometimes serve as catalysts for growth, innovation, and even artistic breakthroughs. By embracing our imperfections, we may stumble upon novel solutions or perspectives that would have been inaccessible through conventional means.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, modern professionals and creatives should not be afraid to experiment with unconventional approaches, allowing themselves to get lost in the process of learning and exploration. By cultivating a willingness to take risks and confront their own \"bad habits,\" they may discover fresh ideas that transcend their original intentions.",{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},2896143,"BTW A 24 week old embryo is not a human being. You’re not a human being until you’re in my phone book.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,51,10]