Siegfried SassoonI didn't want to die - not before I'd finished reading The Return of the Native anyhow.
About This Quote
This quote is a great way to summarize the importance of reading. The author, Thomas Hardy, is saying here that he didn't want to die before he'd finished reading The Return of the Native . It was his greatest joy in life. It was something he wanted to do before he left this world. He wanted to be able to say that he'd read all of Hardy's novels.
Source: Memoirs Of An Infantry Officer
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