Who said “In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through,…”?

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Mortimer J. Adler. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"How to Mark a Book," The Saturday Review of Literature (6 July 1941); also in Modern English Readings (1946), pp. 298-301

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“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.”
— Mortimer J. Adler
Verified"How to Mark a Book," The Saturday Review of Literature (6 July 1941); also in Modern English Readings (1946), pp. 298-301 · evidenceBooks and Reading
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Adler, M. J. (n.d.). In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8451-in-the-case-of-good-books-the-point/

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Adler, Mortimer J. “In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8451-in-the-case-of-good-books-the-point/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Adler, Mortimer J. “In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8451-in-the-case-of-good-books-the-point/.

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