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Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.
Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.
Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.
Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.
The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.
The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all
He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how read more
He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are.
An art book is a museum without walls.
An art book is a museum without walls.
I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know read more
I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.
 Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few 
to be chewed and digested.  
 Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few 
to be chewed and digested. 
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.