Quote by Robert Benchley
The naturalistic literature of this country has reached such a sta

The naturalistic literature of this country has reached such a state that no family of characters is considered true to life which does not include at least two hypochondriacs, one sadist, and one old man who spills food down the front of his vest. – Robert Benchley

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It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldnt give it up because by that time I was too famous. – Robert Benchley

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Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. – Richard Steele, Tatler, 1710

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An ordinary man can… surround himself with two thousand books… and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy. – Augustine Birrell

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People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading. – Logan Pearsall Smith, Trivia, 1917

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The wise man reads both books and life itself. – Lin Yutang

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