“If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated readings deserves to be read at all.”

“If a book is really good, it deserves to be read again, and if it's great, it should be read at least three times.”

“If you want to improve the world, first improve yourself. If you want to improve yourself, read a book.”

“People talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations.”

“Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings.”

“The important thing is not so much to read fast, as to read each book at the speed it deserves. It is as regrettable to spend too much time on some books as it is to read others too quickly. There are books you know well, just from flicking through them, others you only grasp at second or third reading, and others again which will last you a lifetime.”