“Great books are great in part because of what they ask of their readers: they are not readily encountered, easily assessed.”

“Read what gives you delight—at least most of the time—and do so without shame. And even if you are that rare sort of person who is delighted chiefl y by what some people call Great Books, don’t make them your steady intellectual diet, any more than you would eat at the most elegant of restaurants every day. It would be too much. Great books are great in part because of what they ask of their readers: they are not readily encountered, easily assessed.”

“The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one's encounter with it in a book. ”

“It takes a great reader to make a great book. (Creative Self-Publishing)”

“They belong to their readers now, which is a great thing–because the books are more powerful in the hands of my readers than they could ever be in my hands.”

“The great authors were great readers, and one way to understand them is to read the books they read.”