Famous Quotes | If you were to read Richardson...

If you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted that you would hang yourself. But you must read him for the sentiment. - Samuel Johnson
Attribution: Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), British author, lexicographer. (Originally published 1791). Boswell’s Life of Johnson, April 6, 1772, p. 480, Oxford University Press (1980).

Categories: Author, Feelings, Frustration, Lexicographer, Literature

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