E. M. Forster quote: Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wishes to convince others and himself that he has not ...

Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wishes to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time.

~ E. M. Forster ~

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