“Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.”
“Life is so short, So Fast The Lone Hours Fly, We Ought To Be Together, You and I”
“Life is too short to waste time on books that end badly”
“Life is too short to read a bad book.”
“Life is too short to read a bad book”
“I waste at least an hour every day lying in bed. Then I waste time pacing. I waste time thinking. I waste time being quiet and not saying anything because I'm afraid I'll stutter.”