Rudolf Flesch Quotes

What Are We After When We Open One Of Those Books? What Is It That Makes A Classic A Classic? ... In Old-fashioned Terms, The Answer Is That It Wll Elevate Your Spirit. And That's Why I Can't Take Much Stock In The Idea Of Going Through A List Of Books Or 'covering' A Fixed Number Of Selections, Or Anyway Striving For The Blessed State Of Having Read This, Or The Other. Having Read A Book Means Nothing. Reading A Book May Be The Most Tremendous Experience Of Your Life; Having Read It Is An Item In Your Memory, Part Of Your Receding Past ... Why We Have That Odd Faith In The Magic Of Having Read A Book, I Don't Know. We Don't Apply The Same Principle Elsewhere: We Don't Believe In Having Heard Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto ...
I Say, Don't Read The Classics
Try To Discover Your Own Classics; Every Life Has Its Own.

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