Quotes about Great books

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Betsy was so full of joy that she had to be alone. She went upstairs to her bedroom and sat down on Uncle Keith's trunk. — Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
Well, Betsy," he said, "your mother tells me that you are going to use Uncle Keith's trunk for a desk. That's fine. You — Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
It is fatal to suppose the great writer was too wise or too profound for us ever to understand him; to think of art so i — John Erskine
Whenever we read a book we love, we change it, to some extent. We read into it our own interpretations, and the meanings — John Erskine, The Delight of Great Books
The great writings interact with one another. They cannot be read in isolation.. — Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
The main danger is that of supposing that the thing to do is get a mind on the scale of Thomas (Aquinas)’s into your hea — Denys Turner, Thomas Aquinas: A Portrait
Gulliver was soon being read "from the cabinet council to the nursery". — John Gay
Read the great books, gentlemen,” Mr. Monte said one day. “Just the great ones. Ignore the others. There’s not enough ti — Pat Conroy
Great books live longer than people.They are gonna bury us all. — Patricia Nedelea
Be great, read great books. — Lailah Gifty Akita
I wrote this book to show you that a cure is entirely possible because I've seen it happen over and over again. — Chris Prentiss, The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure
You don't need to be a scientist to know how powerful your imagination is. — Chris Prentiss, Be Who You Want, Have What You Want: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
It is commonly said to my little friend Legion: Read the great writers for style. But I say to him: Read the great dead — Eugene Manlove Rhodes