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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Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with its just compounding the felony. – Robert Benchley

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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. – Chinese Proverb

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Reading — the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay. – William Styron

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Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled “This could change your life.” – Helen Exley

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Nothing is worth reading that does not require an alert mind. – Charles Dudley Warner

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