Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant.


The Alchemy of Books: And Other Essays and Addresses on Books & Writers (ed. 1954)


Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant.

Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant.

Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant.

Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant.