“You should only read what is truly good or what is frankly bad.”
“We are what we are, neither a good or as bad as others paint us. And what we are doesn't change how truly we feel, only how free we are to follow those feelings.”
“One can never read too little of bad, or too much of good books: bad books are intellectual poison; they destroy the mind.In order to read what is good one must make it a condition never to read what is bad; for life is short, and both time and strength limited.”
“Why should I want what's good for me?' Beatrice asked him, smiling. 'Is that what you want for yourself - only what's good for you?”
“I'm about to start reading it again, because what good is a story you only want to read once?”
“Read widely, and without apology. Read what you want to read, not what someone tells you you should read.”