“Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.”

“To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise, and one that will tax the reader more than any exercise which the customs of the day esteem. It requires a training such as the athletes underwent, the steady intention almost of the whole life to this object. Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.”

“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.”

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”

“If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”

“If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~Toni Morrison”