I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.

I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.

Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear.

Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear.

He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He read more

He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that if he had read as much as other men he should have known no more than other men.

Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting.

Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting.

Some authors should be paid by the quantity NOT written.

Some authors should be paid by the quantity NOT written.

The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.

The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.

The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.

In judging others, folks will work overtime for no pay.

In judging others, folks will work overtime for no pay.