Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two kinds are most… - Christopher Morley

I went to the theatre with the author of a successful play. He insisted on explaining everything. He told me what to watch, the details of the direction, the errors of the property man, the foibles of the star. He anticipated all of my surprises and ruined the evening. Never again! And mark you, the greatest author of all made no such mistake.

There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It's like falling in love.

People need books, but they don't know they need them. Generally they are not aware that the books they need are in existence. - Roger Mifflin