“It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.”
“People talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations.”
“Like most uneducated Englishwomen, I like reading--I like reading books in the bulk.”
“Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. ”
“In the dime stores and bus stations/ People talk of situations/ Read books, repeat quotations/ Draw conclusions on the wall”
“She reads a lot of books. Good things, books.”