Read what gives you delight–at least most of the time–and do so without shame. And even if you are that rare sort of person who is delighted chiefl y by what some people call Great Books, don’t make them your steady intellectual diet, any more than you would eat at the most elegant of restaurants every day. It would be too much. Great books are great in part because of what they ask of their readers: they are not readily encountered, easily assessed. . Alan Jacobs
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This quote means that we should read many types of books and we should read some of them in public. We should not only read the type of books we like but we should also read the type of books that people think we will like so they can learn more about our interests. - Â

Source: The Pleasures Of Reading In An Age Of Distraction

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