The book itself is a curious artifact, not showy in its technology but complex and extremely efficient: a really neat little device, compact, often very pleasant to look at and handle, that can last d...
One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
I feel sorry for people who say they cannot read big books.
The world of book is the stream of souls.
You can build your strength, If you read enough books!
I believe that everyone should have a dream and believe in it. Make it real, bring it to life. You'll never regret trying. Trying is what strengthens your heart and delivers courage. Once you believe...
The books you have read and the knowledge and inspiration you have gained can never be taken away from you.
Current "literature" [is] well-written books in which disgusting people do disgusting things to other disgusting people for no apparent reason and with no apparent resolution.
If there is no mystery, for the artist, to solve inside of his art, then there's no point in it. . . . for me, every act of art is the act of solving a mystery.
The difference between a novelist and someone who tinkers around with writing is this: novelists finish their books.
A good book will pull you in from the beginning and take you on a journey you'll never forget.
I learned to write by reading the kind of books I wished I'd written.
This is no book. Whoever touches this touches a man.
Dreams, books, are each a world; and books, we know,Are a substantial world, both pure and good:Round these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood,Our pastime and our happiness will grow.
Your Maker has rescued you from the darkest corner of your own heart... What he asks in return is obedience. And the courage to do what is necessary.
When we are collecting books, we are collecting happiness.
What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.
I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.
We stopped to browse in the cases, and now that William - with his new glasses on his nose - could linger and read the books, at every title he discovered he let out exclamations of happiness, either...