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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A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. – Robert Benchley

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There seems to be no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze humor. It seems to worry them. – Robert Benchley

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All literature is political. – LeVar Burton

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To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. – Edmund Burke

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What holy cities are to nomadic tribes — a symbol of race and a bond of union — great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the Meccas of the mind. – G.E. Woodberry

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That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit. – Amos Bronson Alcott

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