“There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.”
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“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”
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“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
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“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
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“Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once.”
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“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”
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“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
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“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.”
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“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.”
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“So, please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookcase on the wall.”
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“Books may well be the only true magic.”
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“I cannot live without books.”
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“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”
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“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.”
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“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
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“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.”
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“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
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“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
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“When I look at my room, I see a girl who loves books.”