Surely it is better, thought Domenica, that forty-five should buy the book and actually read it, than should many thousands, indeed millions, buy it and put it on their shelves, like.. Professor Hawking's Brief History of Time. That was a book that had been bought by millions, but had been demonstrated to have been read by only a minute proportion of those who had acquired it. For do we not all have a copy of that on our shelves, and who amongst us can claim to have read beyond the first page, in spite of the pellucid prose of its author and his evident desire to share with us his knowledge of..of whatever it is that the book is about?. Alexander McCall Smith
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This is one of the most famous quotes that comes from the book How to Stop Being A Loser. The book was written by a man named Jordan Peterson. This quote is about how many books are purchased and not read by many people. It is about how many people buy a book and put it on their shelves like it is a trophy or something that they need to keep instead of actually reading it. The quote has been said that "Forty-five should buy the book and actually read it, than should many thousands, indeed millions, buy it and put it on their shelves like...Professor Hawking's Brief History of Time." This is because we can buy books and not read them. We can buy them and put them on our shelves like we own the book when we do not know what we are reading in the book. When you want to add your own funny quotes to this list, just add your own funny quotes in the comment section below.

Source: The World According To Bertie

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