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.
“A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.”
“One of the things you realize with a lot of high achievers: You have to figure out a way to make things their idea.”