Television? The word is half Latin and half Greek. No good can come of it.

Television? The word is half Latin and half Greek. No good can come of it.

Did you ever think about life as a metaphor for television?

Did you ever think about life as a metaphor for television?

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

What they're accustomed to is no great matter,
But then, alas! they've read an awful deal.
[Ger., read more

What they're accustomed to is no great matter,
But then, alas! they've read an awful deal.
[Ger., Zwar sind sie an das Beste nicht gewohnt,
Allein sie haben schrecklich viel gelesen.]

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

My early and invincible love of reading, . . . I would not
exchange for the treasures of India.

My early and invincible love of reading, . . . I would not
exchange for the treasures of India.

Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will read more

Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.

Television is now so desparately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the barrel.

Television is now so desparately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the barrel.

Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.

Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.