The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people who write know anything.

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything

Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.

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

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.