I say, don't read the classics - try to discover your own classics; every life has its own. — Rudolf Flesch Copy Share Image
I went to the Sorbonne in Paris for two years and read all the classics by authors like Victor Hugo and Guy… — Prue Leith Copy Share Image
“If the spark doesn't come, that's a pity; but we do not read the classics out of duty or respect, but only… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
“Melville's example demonstrates the wisdom of waiting to read the classics. Coming to a great book on your own after having accumulated… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“He read the classics, the French and the German among others, but primarily the Russian, which enchanted him with their heavy patience.” — Tove Jansson Copy Share Image
I often lament that new picture books don't get read because the classics hold up so well. It's a ridiculous complaint because,… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
It amazes me when I talk to people in their early 20s and they've never read the classics, things we read as… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
Read the classics one hour every day, drunk or sober. Reading the classics gives one a feeling of confidence. It familiarizes one… — Richard Haynes Copy Share Image
Your library teacher would say, "What happens to a generation that doesn't read the Classics?" Me, I'm not your library teacher. But… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
In my class - in all fifth-grade classes - we were required to read 'classics,' books like 'Shiloh,' which is about a… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
“If you love the language, the greatest thing you can do to ensure its survival is not to complain about bad usage… — Robert MacNeil Copy Share Image
At times, parents foist their own choices on kids and try to get them to read the classics. But kids have very… — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
And what would happen if we never read the classics? There comes a point in life, it seems to me, where you… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
“What are we after when we open one of those books? What is it that makes a classic a classic? ... in… — Rudolf Flesch Copy Share Image
