7,712 Quotes About Books

Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering.

The words that strike us are those that awake an echo in a zone we have already made our own—the place where we live—and the vibration enables us to find fresh starting points within ourselves.

Our private tastes in books showed a hint of our secret selves.

A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.

I would like my personal reading map to resemble a map of the British Empire circa 1900.

When I was in my twenties and broke, I'd buy books before food. A meal will sustain you for a few hours, a good book will sustain you for life.

Maybe Heaven will be a library and then I might get to finish my ‘to-read’ list.

The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them.

There's no better way to inform and expand you mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature.