“I personally can't think of anything less sacrosanct than a bad book or even a mediocre book.”

“I think a good book is a good book forever.
I don't think they get less good because times change.”

“The less I know, the better I feel about a person or book.”

“A book is less important for what it says than for what it makes you think.”

“Think books aren't scary? Well, think about this: You can't spell "Book" without "Boo!”

“Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.”

“It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.”

“Books were a lot less messy than orgasms.”

“A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a good book nothing can hurt him. If it is a bad book nothing can help him.”

“I don't think any good book is based on factual experience. Bad books are about things the writer already knew before he wrote them.”