‘The reader who plucks a book from her shelf only once is as deprived as the listener who, after attending a single performance of a Beethoven symphony, never hears it again.’
– Anne Fadiman
‘The reader who plucks a book from her shelf only once is as deprived as the listener who, after attending a single performance of a Beethoven symphony, never hears it again.’
– Anne Fadiman
1001 Children's Books 
As both a musician and a reader I do so agree with this. Thanks for posting this — it’s very affirming of one’s own views!