Worth reading Quotes

“Read a lot. Expect something big, something exalting or deepening from a book. No book is worth reading that isn't worth re-reading.”

“If a book is worth reading, it will most probably be worth reading twice.”

“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.”

“You will find most books worth reading are worth reading twice.”

“What are books but tangible dreams? What is reading if it is not dreaming? The best books cause us to dream the rest are not worth reading.”

“Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.”

“No book is really worth reading at the age of 10 which is not equally worth reading at the age of 50.”

“Education...has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.”

“If a book is worth reading at all it is worth reading more than once. Suspense is the lowest of excitants designed to take your breath away when the brain and heart crave to linger in nobler enjoyment. Suspense drags you on appreciation causes you to linger.”

“No fiction is worth reading except for entertainment. If it entertains and is clean, it is good literature, or its kind. If it forms the habit of reading, in people who might not read otherwise, it is the best literature.”