Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands read more

Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands a deep book, until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.

Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have read more

Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.

I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know read more

I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.

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.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in read more

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it.

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.

The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.

The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.