A book can never be anything more than the impress of its author's thoughts; and the value of these will lie either in the matter about which he has thought, or in the form which his thoughts take, in other words, what it is that he has thought about it. Arthur Schopenhauer
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A book can never be anything more than the impress of its author's thoughts; and the value of these will lie either in the matter about which he has thought, or in the form which his thoughts take, in other words, what it is that he has thought about it. This is a very important quote to consider when writing a book. The writer no matter how good they may be will never be able to express their thoughts without using some kind of language. They may think about a topic for hours or days before the words come out of their mouths to write down.

It is this process of putting thoughts on paper that makes books valuable. The words are telling people what the author thinks about something.

Source: The Art Of Literature

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