“A well-chosen book saves you from everything, including yourself.”
“Books, like friends, shoould be few and well-chosen.”
“Books like friends should be few and well-chosen.”
“A few books well chosen, and well made use of will be more profitable than a great confused Alexandrian library.”
“You should just accept who you are, flaws and all, because if you try to be someone you aren't, then eventually some turkey is going to shit all over your well-crafted facade, so you might as well save yourself the effort and enjoy your zombie books.”
“You can save nobody from himself, not even yourself”