No one ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have tried while trying to write one

No one ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have tried while trying to write one.

I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in. As I walked, my mind was busy fitting what I saw with appropriate words; when I sat by the roadside, I would either read or a pencil and a penny version-book would be in my hand, to note the features of the scene or commemorate some halting stanzas. Thus I lived with words.

I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.

It's an opportunity to create something over time that would potentially make a big difference to books, literacy, and reading.

if a book isn't self-explanatory, then it isn't worth reading.