The Moment A Book Is Lent I

To Be Misunderstood Can Be The Writer's Punishment For Having Disturbed The Reader's Peace. The Greater The Disturbance, The Greater The Possibility Of Misunderstanding.

The Contents Of Someone's Bookcase Are Part Of His History, Like An Ancestral Portrait.

If A Book Is Really Good, It Deserves To Be Read Again, And If It's Great, It Should Be Read At Least Three Times.

In An Age Like Ours, Which Is Not Given To Letter-writing, We Forget What An Important Part It Used To Play In People's Lives.

When Friends Stop Being Frank And Useful To Each Other, The Whole World Loses Some Of Its Radiance.