Quotes about Books
There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
Consider the phenomenon of reading, that most mysterious of acts. It is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another`s skin; another`s voice; another`s soul.
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.
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.
If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.