The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull and dry;
The books that we should like to read we are ashamed to buy;
The books that people talk about we never can recall;
And the books that people give us, oh, they're the worst of all.


Harper's Magazine (1910)

Carolyn Wells Quotes

The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull and dry; The books that we should like to read we are ashamed to buy; The books that people talk...

The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull and dry; The books that we should like to read we are ashamed to buy; The books that people talk...

The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull and dry; The books that we should like to read we are ashamed to buy; The books that people talk...

The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull and dry; The books that we should like to read we are ashamed to buy; The books that people talk...