"A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together." ~ Norman Cousins
When you read to a child, when you put a book in a child's hands, you are bringing that child news of the infinitely varied nature of life. You are an awakener. ~ Paula Fox
I cannot live without books. ~ Thomas Jefferson
When you re read a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before. ~ Thomas Carlyle
A book might be written on the injustice of the just. ~ Pauline Kael
A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper. ~ Chinese Proverb
There are no bad books any more than there are ugly women. ~ Anatole France
A good book is the precious life blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. ~ John Milton
Books are more than books. They are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men lived and worded and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives. ~ Amy Lowell
If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly by the hand, before I mix with other people; otherwise they would think my mind rather queer. ~ Anne Frank
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~ Chinese Proverb
"What is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations!" ~ Lewis Caroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland