Eat This Book

"he hath not eaten paper, as it were; 

he hath not drunk ink; 

his intellect is not replenished; 

he is only an animal, 

only sensible in the duller parts"

Love's Labour Lost, Act 4 Scene 2

"Some books are to be tasted,

others to be swallowed,

and some few to be chewed and digested,

that is some books are to be read only in parts,

others to be read, but not curiously,

and some few to be read wholly,

with diligence and attention."

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

" 'Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.'

So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

Then he said to me, 'Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.'

So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth."

Ezekiel 3:3,4 NIV