Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life.


An Apology for Idlers. - Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers (1881)


Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life.