People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith

More information about this quote

Topic

Reading Books

Author

Logan Pearsall Smith

Language

English

Time

1931 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Critic Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Smith, Logan Pearsall. "Myself." Afterthoughts. Constable & Company, 1931.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by Logan Pearsall Smith about reading: “People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
Download
A quote by Logan Pearsall Smith about reading: “People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
Download
A quote by Logan Pearsall Smith about reading: “People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from the 1930s

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Buy a book containing this speech at Amazon Buy a book containing this speech at Amazon
Read this speech at UVA's Miller Center website
More information about this quote
Topic
Fear
Speaker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Source
First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1933 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1933, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, March 4, 1933." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

Another quote about Books

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Franz Kafka

More information about this quote
Topic
Self-discovery Power of literature Books

Author

Franz Kafka
Source
Letters of Franz Kafka
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1904 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Kafka, Franz. Letter to Oskar Pollak. 27 Jan. 1904.

Current Citation

Kafka, Franz. Franz Kafka: Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors, translated by Richard and Clara Winston. Schocken, 1990.