When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before

Quote by Cliff Fadiman

Topics: Books Quotes, Reading Quotes

Cheese is milk's leap toward immortality.

Cheese is milk's leap toward immortality.

Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep.

Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep.

I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful...

I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful...

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.

There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and...

There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and...

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in...

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in...

You can cover a great deal of country in books.

You can cover a great deal of country in books.

People buy books to own knowledge and have others see them as people of knowledge.

People buy books to own knowledge and have others see them as people of knowledge.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

Ugly hell, gape not! come not, Lucifer! I'll burn my books!

Ugly hell, gape not! come not, Lucifer! I'll burn my books!

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.

Films and gramophone records, music, books and buildings show clearly how vigorously a man's life...

Films and gramophone records, music, books and buildings show clearly how vigorously a man's life...

When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper...

When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper...

Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of...

Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of...

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving...

Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving...

I wrote a few children's books... not on purpose.

I wrote a few children's books... not on purpose.

Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents besides the damp, the worms, and...

Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents besides the damp, the worms, and...

Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important,...

Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important,...