“It is always the unreadable that occurs.”

“Sartor Resartus is simply unreadable, and for me that always sort of spoils a book.”

Will Cuppy (1884–1949) American writer

“Oh! journalism is unreadable, and literature is not read.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

“Nothing is more impotent than an unread library.”

John Waters (1946) American filmmaker, actor, comedian and writer

“…we transform the sublime into an onion to remain unread.”

José Baroja book Mi último invierno

“The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

“That was one thing about books: once you read them they couldn’t be unread.”

Lev Grossman book The Magician's Land

“Curiosity killed the cat,” Fesgao remarked, his dark eyes unreadable.
Aly rolled her eyes. Why did everyone say that to her? “People always forget the rest of the saying,” she complained. “‘And satisfaction brought it back.”

Tamora Pierce (1954) American writer of fantasy novels for children

“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.”
Nescire autem quid antequam natus sis acciderit, id est semper esse puerum.

Marcus Tullius Cicero (-106–-43 BC) Roman philosopher and statesman

“The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.”

Gabriel Zaid (1934) Mexican writer