The real reason why I should not like to be in the book trade for life is that while I was in it I lost my love of books. A bookseller has to tell lies about books, and that gives him a distaste for them.

“ففي زمن من الأزمان كان من الجنون أن تعتقد أن الأرض تدور حول الشمس ،أما اليوم فا…”

“This process of con-tinuous alteration was applied not only to newspapers, butt…”

“It is not certain whether the effects of totalitarianism upon verse need be so …”

“Do not imagine that you will save yourself, however completely you surrender to…”