The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.
“I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.”
“Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches.”