The more I like a book, the more slowly I read. this spontaneous talking back to a book is one of the things that makes reading so valuable.
Anatole BroyardIf a book is really good, it deserves to be read again, and if it's great, it should be read at least three times.
Anatole BroyardRuefulness is one of the classical tones of American fiction. It fosters a native, deglamorized form of anxiety.
Anatole BroyardTo choose a writer for a friend is like palling around with your cardiologist, who might be musing as you talk to him that you are a sinking man. A writer's love for another writer is never quite free of malice. He may enjoy discussing your failures even more than you do. He probably sees you as tragic, like his characters - or unworthy of tragedy, which is worse.
Anatole Broyard