The multitude of books is making us ignorant.
Books Quotes
There is no such thing as a moral book or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. That is all.
I never approved either the errors of his book, or the trivial truths he so vigorously laid down. I have, however, stoutly taken his side when absurd men have condemned him for these same truths.
The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not read.
Retirement without the love of letters is a living burial.
Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
Be careful of reading health books, you might die of a misprint.
Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books.
The only two kinds of books that could earn an American writer a living are cookbooks and detective novels.
A man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.
