“If we thought more for ourselves we would have very many more bad books and very many more good ones.”

“A sure sign of a good book is that you like it more the older you get.”

“The excuses we make to ourselves when we want to do something are excellent material for soliloquies, for they are rarely made except when we are alone, and are very often made aloud.”

“There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.”

“It is impossible to have bad taste, but many people have none at all.”

“Nothing is more conductive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.”

“There is no mistaking a good book when one meets it. It is like falling in love.”