Quote by Clifton Fadiman
When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you

When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than was there before. – Clifton Fadiman

Other quotes by Clifton Fadiman

When you re-read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before. – Clifton Fadiman

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Literature
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Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking. – Clifton Fadiman

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Sleep
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To take wine into our mouths is to savor a droplet of the river of human history. – Clifton Fadiman

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Wine
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Books
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English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action. – Marilyn Butler

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Books

There is a wonder in reading Braille that the sighted will never know: to touch words and have them touch you back. – Jim Fiebig

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Books

Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures. – Jessamyn West

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Books

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. – W. Somerset Maugham

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Books

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