We should live and learn; but by the time we've learned, it's too late to live.

A living gale is better than a dead calm.

What is a magazine? A small body of Literature entirely surrounded by advertisements.

A critic is a necessary evil, and criticism is an evil necessity.

All through the nineties I met people. Crowds of people. Met and met and met, until it seemed that people were born and hastily grew up, just to be met.

You wouldn't believe On All Hallow Eve What lots of fun we can make, With apples to bob, And nuts on the hob, And a ring-and-thimble cake.

... the subjective viewpoint is the only one to use regarding a library. Your true library is a collection of the books you want.You may have deplorably poor taste or bad judgment. Never mind. Correct those traits before you exchange your books.