“One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his m...” — Laurence Sterne Quote

“One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.”

“Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.”

“The most accomplished way of using books is to serve them as some people do lords; learn their titles and then brag of their acquaintance.”

“The writing life is one long, never-ending search for narrative. Well, it's not even a conscious searching. It happens even while you're busy buying groceries and when you're fast asleep. It's a curse.”

“I have trouble falling asleep. I have trouble shutting my mind off.”

“I do have bad hair days. If I fall asleep with it slightly damp, I wake up and it'll all be piled up on top in a mess.”