I have always wanted to be known as a reader of great books. I remember hearing it "oh! If you love books, you'll become smart! Smart people read books"
SO, I tried. Sometimes successful, many times not. And I would be so mean at myself for not reading an entire book!
But what I realized is that reading snippets, specially great quotes, are enough the inspire me, boggle me, and make me think.
I used to collect quotes in Filipino magazines or Daily Bread and write them in my notebook.
My appetite for quotes led me to write them down in a corner of my college class room.
Quotes are shortcuts.