” I have learnt from experience that when a book makes a sensation it is just as well to wait a year before you read it. It is astonishing how many books then you need not read at all.”
W. Somerset Maugham: The Voice of the Turtle
W. Somerset Maugham: The Voice of the Turtle
Wish I had read this advice before reading all those books on international- bestseller lists.
a hot cup of pleasure 
So true, very few love up to the hype.
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Neer, I'm always sniffing around for literary quotes. Some of them are profound.
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Oh, I like that quote a lot, Neeru! Thank you for sharing.
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Glad we are on the same wavelength:)
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Sniffing…oh God!Prashant! I had a vision of you as a literary hound:))))
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My pleasure Margot. Luved it.
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I remain a huge fan of his – just picked CAKES AND ALE in fact.
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Smart guy. I usually avoid \”best sellers\” like the plague, just for this reason. No regrets, so far.
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Me too Sergio. In fact CAKES AND ALE has been on my to-be-reread list for this year:)
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Jane is it really you???????????? WELCOME BACK. Wish I too had your will-power in avoiding bestsellers:)
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