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

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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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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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No doubt most of you think biography dull reading. You would much rather sit down with a good story. But have you ever thought what a story is? It is nothing but a bit of make-believe biography. – Burton E. Stevenson, A Guide to Biography for Young Readers: American — Me

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The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible. – Hugh Blair

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No person who can read is ever successful at cleaning out an attic. – Ann Landers

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A good book has no ending. – R.D. Cumming

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Some people thought we were presenting Archie as a false character. President Nixon thought we were making a fool out of a good man. – Carroll OConnor

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Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they dont know much more about soul than he did. – John Templeton

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