"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."

"Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably."

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."

"I was with book, as a woman is with child"

"You can make anything by writing."

"I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once."