“I have always advised my students: If a book bores
you, leave it; don't read it because it is famous, don't read because it is
modern, don’t read a book because it is old.
. . . If a book is tedious to you, don’t read it; that book was not
written for you.”—Jorge Luis Borges, Professor Borges: A Course on English Literature, edited by Martin Arias and Martni Hadis (2013)Thursday, October 3, 2013
Quote of the Day (Jorge Luis Borges, on Reading Bad Books)
“I have always advised my students: If a book bores
you, leave it; don't read it because it is famous, don't read because it is
modern, don’t read a book because it is old.
. . . If a book is tedious to you, don’t read it; that book was not
written for you.”—Jorge Luis Borges, Professor Borges: A Course on English Literature, edited by Martin Arias and Martni Hadis (2013)
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