“No one knows as well as I how much nonsense is printed in books.”

“Tis pleasure, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.”

“How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!”

“A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.”

“The current publishing scene is extremely good for the big, popular books. They sell them brilliantly, market them and all that. It is not good for the little books. And really valuable books have been allowed to go out of print. In the old days, the publishers knew that these difficult books, the books that appeal only to a minority, were very productive in the long run. Because they're probably the books that will be read in the next generation. It's heart-breaking how often I have to say when I'm giving talks, "This book is out of print. This book is out of print."”

“Well, I know now. I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person”

“Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.
He knows well the limits of his knowledge and how much is waiting to be learned.”

“But usually, I watched Linda read. I couldn't believe she'd read so much in summer! Sometimes she laughed, reading her book, and one time she even cried. I didn't know how anyone could make such a big deal about books.”

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!”

“F. Shaw: As prolific as you are, how long did it take you to research and write this book?
A. Axelrod: Well over a year. I do my research for one book while I write another—that way I get to read as well as write.”