“The real secrets are not the ones I tell.”
“Every book teaches a lesson, even if the lesson is only that one has chosen the wrong book. ”
“Reading gives us somewhere to go when we have to stay where we are.”
“To understand a literary style, consider what it omits.”
“If I can't serve as a role model, let me serve as a warning.”
“I tried good taste, but the strain was too much for me. ”