The principle of procrastinated rape is said to be the ruling one in all the great bestsellers.

The principle of procrastinated rape is said to be the ruling one in all the great bestsellers.

Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes, read more

Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes, and always count their change when it is handed to them.

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.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all.

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

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

Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you're two steps ahead!.

Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you're two steps ahead!.

Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting.

Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting.

The wise weigh their words on a scale with gold.

The wise weigh their words on a scale with gold.

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.