
“Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.”
“Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.”
“A book worth reading is worth owning.”
Variant: If a book is worth reading, it is worth buying.
Source: The Fan-Maker's Inquisition: A Novel of the Marquis de Sade
“if a book isn't self-explanatory, then it isn't worth reading.”
Source: The Zahir
Part of his public message upon arrival on his second visit to America (19 May 1932).
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