“ But I can understand now why people read, why they like to get lost in somebody else's life. Sometimes I'll read a sentence and it will make me sit up, jolt me, because it is something that I have rec… Cecelia Ahern
“ Ah, if only we were born roaring with laughter and took that emotional template through life with us! Whoever's in charge seriously messed up somewhere. I can only hope that right now, that selfsame W… Steve Cole
“ Books, in the plural lose their solidity of substance and become a gas, filling all available space. John Derbyshire
“ But to her, libraries were like hotels: secret villages inhabited by passing strangers from a thousand different worlds brought together just for a few hours. Simon Sebag Montefiore
“ A learned man is a sedentary, concentrated solitary enthusiast, who searches through books to discover some particular grain of truth upon which he has set his heart. If the passion for reading conque… Virginia Woolf
“ It is time to browse through the precious books that have meant the most to you that you may rediscover illuminating phrases and sentences to light your pathway to the future... Wilferd Peterson
“ Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day. Voltaire
“ It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. Oscar Wilde
“ He who doesn't see the essence of books shall surely be ruled by those who find and value the real essence of books. Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
“ It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own. Arthur Conan Doyle
“ WHAT REALLY KNOCKS ME OUT IS A BOOK THAT, WHEN YOU’RE ALL DONE READING IT, YOU WISH THE AUTHOR THAT WROTE IT WAS A TERRIFIC FRIEND OF YOURS AND YOU COULD CALL HIM UP ON THE PHONE WHENEVER YOU FELT LIK… Gene Bedell
“ This must be what an addict feels like, I think, trying to fight the pull of one last, quick read. My fingers itch toward the binding, and finally, with a sigh of regret, I just grab the book and open… Jodi Picoult
“ In my view, nineteen pounds of old books are at least nineteen times as delicious as one pound of fresh caviar. Anne Fadiman
“ Cosa c’è di meglio, in realtà, che starsene la sera accanto al fuoco con un bel libro in mano, mentre il vento sbatte contro le persiane e arde il lume della lampada? Gustave Flaubert
“ Books provided much-needed ballast - something we both craved, amid the chaos and upheaval... Will Schwalbe
