A man, to read, must read alone. He may make extracts, he may work at books in company; but to read, to absorb, he must be solitary.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.
Man is what he reads.
A solitary, unused to speaking of what he sees and feels, has mental experiences which are at once more intense and less articulate than those of a gregarious man.
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
Books have the power to be the light we are seeking at crucial moments in our lives. Reading helps us realize we are not alone, that we can change our circumstances and even achieve the impossible.
Novel writing is solitary work.
Writing is a solitary occupation.
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
A writer never reads his work. For him, it is the unreadable, a secret, and he cannot remain face to face with it. A secret, because he is separated from it.
Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.
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