In general, when reading a scholarly critic, one profits more from his quotations than from his comments. The Dyer's Hand, and Other Essays (1962)
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered. The Dyer's Hand, and Other Essays (1962)
Literary confessors are contemptible, like beggars who exhibit their sores for money, but not so contemptible as the public that buys their books. The Dyer's Hand, and Other Essays (1962)