Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. |
There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it. |
Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they'll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back. |
You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. |
What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though. |
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. |
You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. |
The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. |
A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone. |
A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and remains a friend. |