Quotes by Andrew Lang

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination."
— Andrew Lang
"Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who really care for books read all of them. There is no other course."
— Andrew Lang
"You can cover a great deal of country in books."
— Andrew Lang
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Andrew Lang FBA (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Th...