“When I was a girlthe books I read were by men. ”
“When I am dead, I hope it may be said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.”
“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.”
“When I die I hope it may be said:'Her suffering was black, but her books were read'.”
“When I read a good book, I wish my life were three thousand years long.”
“When I'm dead, I hope it may be said: his sins were scarlet, but his books were read.”