In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
A book that furnishes no quotations is no book - it is a plaything.
Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.
An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.
My perfect reader doesn't just read - he or she devours books.
Like most authors, I also love to read.
But I do think it's important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can be wrong about their own books, they can often learn about their own books.
I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.
Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.
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