“Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.”

“And none will hear the postman’s knockWithout a quickening of the heart.For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?”

“There are good books which are only for adults.There are no good books which are only for children.”

“Thank God for books as an alternative to conversation.”

“Attacking bad books is not only a waste of time but also bad for the character. If I find a book really bad, the only interest I can derive from writing about it has to come from myself, from such display of intelligence, wit and malice as I can contrive. One cannot review a bad book without showing off.”

“A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.”

“Say this city has ten million souls,Some are living in mansions, some are living in holes:Yet there’s no place for us, my dear, yet there’s no place for us.”