Que otros se jacten de las páginas que han escrito; a mí me enorgullecen las que he leído.

I want to write books that only those who read them claim they did.

There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it [on Goodreads].

Go on. Treat me like the page of a book. Your book.

Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.

People who like to display complicated technique in their verse are more given to pride themselves on their work than are those who write for their own solace.

The books I would like to print are the books I love to read and keep.

There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.

Sitting here I glance over my right shoulder at the little row of books, red and green and blue, which stand waiting for my hand, offering their accumulated riches. I think of the years that may be in store for me, and of all the pages I may turn.

The best books are those, which those who read them believe they themselves could have written.

I should infinitely prefer a book...

There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.

To be remarkable, read books.

Off I go, rummaging about in books for sayings which please me.