“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.”

“Some books should be tasted, some devoured but only few should be chewed and digested thouroughly”

“Books have led some to learning and others to madness, when they swallow more than they can digest.”

“Some books you read. Some books you enjoy. But some books just swallow you up, heart and soul.”

“Animals have sections in their stomachs which enable them to digest food without mastication, but human beings are supposed to chew their food before they swallow it down… So chew your food and give your salivary glands a chance to function!”

“A strong and well-constituted man digests his experiences (deeds and misdeeds all included) just as he digests his meats, even when he has some tough morsels to swallow.”

“Be careful what you swallow. Chew!”

“My understanding of the meaning of a book is that the book itself disappears from sight, that it is chewed alive, digested and incorporated into the system as flesh and blood which in turn creates new spirit and reshapes the world.”

“Poetry, unlike oratory, should not aim at clarity… but be dense with meaning, 'something to be chewed and digested'…”

“I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets.”