“Every book teaches a lesson, even if the lesson is only that one has chosen the wrong book. ”
“Outside books, we avoid colorful characters.”
“Promiscuity is like never reading past the first page. Monogamy is like reading the same book over and over.”
“Experience teaches us, but we scarcely know what.”
“Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully”
“The real secrets are not the ones I tell.”
“Cure for an obsession: get another one.”