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In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read the oldest. The classics are always modern.

— Amy Lowell

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature the oldest.

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

The classic literature is always modern.

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“1 )Classics are books which, the more we think we know them through hearsay, the more original, unexpected, and innovative we find them when…

— Italo Calvino

A classic is a book which with each rereading offers as much of a sense of discovery as the first reading.

— Italo Calvino

Classics are books which, the more we think we know them through hearsay, the more original, unexpected, and innovative we find them when we…

— Italo Calvino

A classic is a book that remains in print

— Mark Van Doren

I enjoy classics, but classics are classics for a reason. I prefer to focus on the future. There are a lot of new stories…

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

“As always with the greatest works, the novel is so many-sided that over time it mirrors back the shifting concerns of those who read…

— Carl F. Hovde

Naturally, since I myself am a writer, I do not wish the ordinary reader to read no modern books. But if he must read…

— Anonymous

To my mind that literature is best and most enduring which is characterized by a noble simplicity.

— Mark Twain

“Classics aren't books that are read for pleasure. Classics are books that are imposed on unwilling students, books that are subjected to analyses of…

— Alexei Panshin