“Literature is that which he can not read without pain, without choking on truth.”

“The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth he can accept about himself without running away.”

“Whatever it says in the bible the truth remains. You can read the bible and dismiss it as nonsense if you like; you can dismiss it as nonsense without reading it to save time if you prefer.”

“What is pride without honor? What is honor without truth? Honor is not what you say. It is not what you read.”

“I am afraid that this chapter will amply demonstrate the truth of Clarke's 69th Law, viz., "Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the software."”

“A society can exist - many do exist - without writing, but no society can exist without reading.”

“Happiness is not a life without pain, but rather a life in which the pain is traded for a worthy price.”

“Without literature, life is hell.”

“The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.”

“I had to read it out to my sister, who was witness to my early dark days, when my mother was afraid what would happen to me. But, I knew I couldn't read without choking up, so I asked Gautami to read it out for me.”