"Think as I think," said a man,
"Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad."
And after I had thought of it,
I said, "I will, then, be a toad."
- Stephen Crane -
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"Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad."
And after I had thought of it,
I said, "I will, then, be a toad."
- Stephen Crane -
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How to read:
Read, read, read. Read more. Read in bed, on the couch, in the bathtub, in the kitchen, on the bus, in class. Read everywhere.
Read often. Read love stories, funny stories, prose, poetry, history books, academic articles, biographies, read that woman who sounds like she has something to say. Read everything.
Read billboards, read newspapers, read the back of the cigarette pack.
Read. Read often, read everywhere, read everything.
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Reading a book in hardcover is a completely different experience than reading it in paperback.
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"The books are to remind us what asses and fools we are. They’re Caesar’s praetorian guard, whispering as the parade roars down the avenue, ‘Remember, Caesar, thou art mortal.’ Most of us can’t rush around, talk to everyone, know all the cities of the world, we haven’t time, money or that many friends. The things you’re looking for, Montag, are in the world, but the only way the average chap will ever see ninety-nine per cent of them is in a book. Don’t ask for guarantees. And don’t look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore."
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451.