“Someday I intend to read all those books I've written.”

“Someday I must read this scholar Everyone. He seems to have written so much--all of it wrong.”

“I've developed a great reputation for wisdom by ordering more books than I ever had time to read, and reading more books, by far, than I learned anything useful from, except, of course, that some very tedious gentlemen have written books.”

“I am no fan of books. And chances are, if you're reading this, you and I share a healthy skepticism about the printed word. Well, I want you to know that this is the first book I've ever written, and I hope it's the first book you've ever read. Don't make a habit of it.”

“In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.”

“And just because I've written this book, don't think I've changed. I'm like I was back then, really.”