Some on commission, some for the love of learning, some because they have nothing better to do or because they read more

Some on commission, some for the love of learning, some because they have nothing better to do or because they hope these walls of books will deaden the drumming of the demon in their ears.

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of read more

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

Some authors should be paid by the quantity NOT written.

Some authors should be paid by the quantity NOT written.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.

Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.

Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.

Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.

There's one good kind of writer -- a dead one.

There's one good kind of writer -- a dead one.

I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying read more

I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it, and those people have to be ignored.