“There's no better way to inform and expand you mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature.”

“The aim of an information service is to organise the literature on a systematic basis in order to save the time of research workers.”

“Read, learn, work it up, go to the literature.

Information is control.”

“There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.”

“Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.”

“In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book.”

“It’s frustrating, that you know what good literature is but you cannot get it totally right.”

“It is much more meaningful and enjoyable to read the scientific literature about experiments you are involved in yourself than to read about science in the abstract.”

“Everytime you feed the flesh, you strenghten it. This is good if you are trying to build a good habit, but detrimental if you are trying to stop a bad habit. The way to "kill the flesh" is to starve it; to stop feeding it.”

“Life without literature is a life reduced to penury. It expands you in every way. It illuminates what you’re doing. It shows you possibilities you haven’t thought of. It enables you to live the lives of other people than yourself. It broadens you, it makes you more human. It makes life enjoyable.”