“Reading well is one of the greatest pleasures that solitude can afford you.”
“Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.”
“The greatest pleasure is not - say - sex or geometry. It is just understanding. And if you can get people to understand their own humanity - well, that's the job of the writer.”
“Perhaps the greatest reading pleasure has an element of self-annihilation. To be so engrossed that you barely know you exist.”
“Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life's greatest pleasures!”
“Listening well and answering well is one of the greatest perfections that can be obtained in conversation.”