“ For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives. Marcus Tullius Cicero
“ Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives h… C.S. Lewis
“ I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. George Carlin
“ Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand. Ezra Pound
“ 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. Roberta Gellis
“ The difference between a novelist and someone who tinkers around with writing is this: novelists finish their books. Nancy Etchemendy
“ You write your books. You scatter your seeds. Rats might eat them, or they might rot. In California, some seeds lie dormant for decades because they only germinate after fire, and sometimes the burned… Rebecca Solnit
“ A good book will pull you in from the beginning and take you on a journey you'll never forget. Lauren Hammond
“ The hidden time is an eternity that runs through every moment. It is all-time. The hidden time is a thread, and moments are the beads on the thread. Compton Gage
“ I don't know where people got the idea that characters in books are supposed to be likable. Books are not in the business of creating merely likeable characters with whom you can have some simple iden… John Green
“ You know how it is when you're reading a book and falling asleep, you're reading, reading... and all of a sudden you notice your eyes are closed? I'm like that all the time. Steven Wright
“ Thus, in a real sense, I am constantly writing autobiography,but I have to turn it into fiction in order to give it credibility. Katherine Paterson
“ I took to the Bodleian library as to a lover and ... would sit long hours in Bodley's arms to emerge, blinking and dazed with the smell and feel of all those books. Laurie R. King
“ And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country… Kurt Vonnegut
“ An active mind didn't need distractions in its physical environment. It needed a collection of outstanding books and a good lamp. Maybe some cheese and crackers. J.R. Ward
“ I do not know any reading more easy more fascinating more delightful than a catalogue. Anatole France
“ 'Sartor Resartus' is simply unreadable and for me that always sort of spoils a book. Harry S. Truman
“ If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead either write things worth reading or do things worth writing. Benjamin Franklin
