7,712 Quotes About Books

Of course, she had paid for her books –most of them. Like almost every other bibliophile on the planet, Tess had books, borrowed from friends, that she had never returned, even as some of her favorite titles lingered in friends' homes, never to be seen again.

Does [a book] inform? Not at all. One must go to it, one must make an effort. It gives one the means to inform oneself.

...quando una persona ti regala un LIBRO (che forse hai già letto), davanti a lei devi fingere di non averlo letto, perchè il vero regalo è poter donare un'esperienza di lettura, non riceverla.

The magic of reading happens when an author’s written work strings you along until your imagination, aware of your wants, molds the tale into an extraordinary world to be visited frequently—perhaps dwelt in for years.

And I thought Ereaders could not become any more dreadful.

Orwell's vision of our terrible future was that world-- the world in which books are banned or burned. Yet it is not the most terrifying world I can think of. I think instead of Huxley-- ...I think of his Brave New World. His vision was the more terrible, especially because now it appears to be rapidly coming true, whereas the world of 1984 did not. What's Huxley's horrific vision? It is a world where there is no need for books to be banned, because no one can be bothered to read one.

Books transport you out of reality and into a dream

Wise men, fools and lovers,'" Philippe said. "What book contains all three?""Almost any book.

...people burn books, and that they ban books is, in a way, a good sign. It's a good sign because it means books have power. When people burn books, it's because they're afraid of what's inside them...