--- title: "1 Dumbness Quotes By Dan Wilbur" description: "1 Dumbness quotes by Dan Wilbur. Plus more from Dan Wilbur and more Dumbness sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/069/dan-wilbur-72332_adventure_another-case-for-the-dumbness-of-reading_2374160.jpg" --- > [“Another case for the dumbness of reading, however, is that books do not contain answers, but rather pose more questions. And asking questions makes you look dumber, not smarter. I thought Alice's Adventures in Wonderland would be a delightful romp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-wilbur/another-case-for-the-dumbness-of-reading-however-is-that-books-do-not/) Dan Wilbur [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/069/dan-wilbur-72332_adventure_another-case-for-the-dumbness-of-reading_2374160.jpg) ## More by Dan Wilbur > [“Freud was the man who seeded a progeny of doctors interested in abnormal psychology. With the intellectual force of a battering ram, Freud penetrated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-wilbur/freud-was-the-man-who-seeded-a-progeny-of-doctors-interested-in/) Dan Wilbur > [“Even when there were good wars to write about, writers such as Jane Austen wrote novels concerning marriage. They usually went like this: 'You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-wilbur/even-when-there-were-good-wars-to-write-about-writers-such-as-jane/) Dan Wilbur > [“Another case for the dumbness of reading, however, is that books do not contain answers, but rather pose more questions. And asking questions makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-wilbur/another-case-for-the-dumbness-of-reading-however-is-that-books-do-not/) Dan Wilbur > [“Few people actually read. Instead, everyone likes pretending they read. If we spent as much time reading as we say we do, we'd be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-wilbur/few-people-actually-read-instead-everyone-likes-pretending-they-read/) Dan Wilbur ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dumbness/dan-wilbur/#itemlist", "name": "1 Dumbness Quotes By Dan Wilbur", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Another case for the dumbness of reading, however, is that books do not contain answers, but rather pose more questions. And asking questions makes you look dumber, not smarter. 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