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A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out.
My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out.
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
Books are humanity in print.
Books are humanity in print.
My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.
My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
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.
Never judge a book by its movie.
Never judge a book by its movie.
