“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
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Quotes about books
“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”
“Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?”
“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn’t carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
“You get a little moody sometimes but I think that’s because you like to read. People that like to read are always a little fucked up.”
“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”
“Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.”
“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
“When I look at my room, I see a girl who loves books.”
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“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.”
“A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.”
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”