7,712 Quotes About Books

[...] if there was something that gave more power than merely destroying the word, it was owning and controlling it. There was a power in books. Words could act as weapons, resounding long after the rumbling of artillery had stopped. They are weapons not only as propaganda, but also in the form of memories. Whoever owns the word has the power not only to interpret it, but also to write history.

I have lived in worlds beyond counting and countries as strange and wonderful as the dance of dust in sunbeams, because I have lived in books.

I don't remember ever feeling lonely; in fact, on the rare occasions when I met other children I found their games and their talk far less interesting than the adventures and dialogues I read in my books.

Every reader writes the book he or she reads, supplying what isn't there, and that creative invention becomes the book.

Why does everyone think a girl who prefers books to people must be in want of a life?

Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.

With one day's reading a man may have the key in his hands.

The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book -- it makes a very poor doorstop.

ولو إستطعت أن أعود بعجلة الزمان إلى الوراء ،لما إخترتك لي عاشقاً !ولأبقيتك عابراً غريباً يزور مدائني دون أن يحدث بداخلي أي ضجيج !