قراءة الكتب كمشاهدة اللوحات تمامًا؛ لا بدّ للمرء، دون شكّ ولا تردّد، وبثقة، أن يُعجب بما هو جميل.

“It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful.”Vincent Van Gogh — The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh to His Brother, 1872-1886: With a Memoir by His Sister-in-law, J. Van Gogh-Bonger (1927)