“ Adult librarians are like lazy bakers: their patrons want a jelly doughnut, so they give them a jelly doughnut. Children’s librarians are ambitious bakers: 'You like the jelly doughnut? I’ll get you a… John Green
“ Because when I read, I don't really read; I pop a beautiful sentence into my mouth and suck it like a fruit drop, or I sip it like a liqueur until the thought dissolves in me like alcohol, infusing br… Bohumil Hrabal
“ I spent the rest of the day in someone else's story. The rare moments that I put the book down, my own pain returned in burning stabs. Amy Plum
“ Reading changes your life. Reading unlocks worlds unknown or forgotten, taking travelers around the world and through time. Reading helps you escape the confines of school and pursue your own educatio… Donalyn Miller
“ They had only ever discussed books but what, in this life, is more personal than books? Gabrielle Zevin
“ Those of us who read because we love it more than anything, who feel about bookstores the way some people feel about jewelers... Anna Quindlen
“ I mean, most people want to escape. Get out of their heads. Out of their lives. Stories are the easiest way to do that. Victoria Schwab
“ If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should… John F. Kennedy
“ I was raised among books, making invisible friends in pages that seemed cast from dust and whose smell I carry on my hands to this day. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“ I thought: pity the poor in spirit who know neither the enchantment nor the beauty of language. Muriel Barbery
“ His hands were weak and shaking from carrying far too many books from the bookshop. It was the best feeling. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“ She remembered one of her boyfriends asking, offhandedly, how many books she read in a year. "A few hundred," she said."How do you have the time?" he asked, gobsmacked.She narrowed her eyes and consid… Eleanor Brown
“ Personally, I believe “Young Adult” to be an arbitrary title that means the book "Can be enjoyed by anyone/Has a main character who’s not quite an adult/Isn’t really boring. Shannon Hale
“ In the shop we buy and sell them, but in truth books have no owner. Every book you see here has been somebody’s best friend. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
