When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.

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

My main recollection is of the work I had to do in order to eat

One's first book, kiss, home run is always the best.

Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep.

When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.