“You are your own law, so you'll be your own judge.”
Richard Wright book The Outsider
The Outsider (1953)
“You are your own law, so you'll be your own judge.”
Richard Wright book The Outsider
The Outsider (1953)
“It tells you the truth. As for how to read it, you'll have to learn by yourself.”
Philip Pullman His Dark Materials trilogy
The Master and Lyra, in Ch. 4 : The Alethiometer
His Dark Materials, The Golden Compass (1995)
Context: "Lyra, I'm going to give you something, and you must promise to keep it private. Will you swear to that?"
"Yes," Lyra said.
He crossed to the desk and took from a drawer a small package wrapped in black velvet. When he unfolded the cloth, Lyra saw something like a large watch or a small clock: a thick disk of gold and crystal. It might have been a compass or something of the sort.
"What is it?" she said.
"It's an alethiometer. It's one of only six that were ever made. Lyra, I urge you again: keep it private. It would be better if Mrs. Coulter didn't know about it. Your uncle — "
"But what does it do?"
"It tells you the truth. As for how to read it, you'll have to learn by yourself. Now go — it's getting lighter — hurry back to your room before anyone sees you."
Malcolm X (1925–1965) American human rights activist
Source: Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements
Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! (1978)
Ken Bruen (1951) Irish writer
Source: The Killing Of The Tinkers
““I’ll drive. You navigate.” He grinned. “I judge people by how well they read maps.””
Jane Yolen book Briar Rose
Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 12 (p. 65)