them over and over. make them a part of you: and do not imagine you are wasting time, because you are not. read the books that you like best. and if there are famous books, generally praised by good judges, which you do not appreciate, give them a fair chance. try them from time to time, to see if you enjoy them or understand them better. for remember that in that inner world to which great literature belongs, a man may go on all his life learning to see, but he can never see all that is there; he can only hope to see deeper and deeper, more and more, 