Homer's work hits again and again on the topos of the inexpressible. People will always do that.

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.

I've always said that I learned the English I know through two sources -- Marvel Comics and Finnegans Wake.

The good of a book lies in its being read.

Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry.

The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you remembered everything from your entire life, you would be sick.

We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.