distringit librorum multitudo (the abundance of books is distraction)
Libraries are always bigger on the inside because every book has an entire word inside of it.
You could write the best book in the world but if nobody knows about it, it is nothing
A pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.
I meet people and they become chapters in my stories.
...we have, each of us, a story that is uniquely ours, a narrative arc that we can walk with purpose once we figure out what it is. It's the opposite to living our lives episodically, where each day i...
He fed his spirit with the bread of books
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Yes, when I get big and have my own home, no plush chairs and lace curtains for me. And no rubber plants. I'll have a desk like this in my parlor and white walls and a clean green blotter every Saturd...
Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it. Those who do not do it, think of it as a co...
Salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all friends shall destroy one another; then shall wit hide itself, and understanding withdraw itself into his secret chamber-
Some books you read and savor. Some, you carry close to your heart.
A closed book will lie there like a dead horse. But an open book will kick, buck, and bolt through perceived adventures like a wild and free stallion. So hold on.
I know having a job can sometimes be very challenging, but not having one can be too.
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but those well-arranged words are worth a multi-million-dollar motion picture.
Having books standing on a shelf in a room is like having completely different worlds at the ready, waiting to be explored.
Well there's these things called books.... They are like TV for smart people.
We can read a good spiritual book in search of information or in search of God. We will find only what we're looking for.
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
Books are a narcotic.