“One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing.”

“One must own that there are certain books which can be read without the mind and without the heart, but still with considerable enjoyment.”

“To be perfectly original one should think much and read little, and this is impossible, for one must have read before one has learnt to think.”

“At moments like this I envy those who have found a safe haven in which to bestow their hearts; or perhaps I envy them for having a heart to bestow. I often feel that I myself am without one, and possess in its stead merely a heart shaped stone.”

“It is the brain, the little gray cells on which one must rely. One must seek the truth within--not without." ~ Poirot”

“It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful.”