Quotes about books/reading

[oceanwinds]

I'm trying to compile a list of quotes about books/reading.

For example...

"Books are the treasured wealth of the world
and the fit inheritance of generations and nations." ~ Henry David Thoreau

"A room without books is like a body without a soul." ~ Marcus T. Cicero

"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture.
Just get people to stop reading them." ~ Ray Bradbury

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends;
they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors,
and the most patient of teachers.” ~ Charles W. Eliot

"People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading." ~ Logan Pearsall Smith

"A good book is the purest essence of a human soul." ~ Thomas Carlyle

What are your favorites?

[Thalia the Muse]

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read -- Mark Twain.

[A&A]

"I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves."
--Anna Quindlen

[Drummer's Wife]

my DD made me a pretty bookmark the other day and wrote on the back of it: "Reading is Magic"

It's now my favorite book/reading quote

[karen ann]

Originally Posted by Thalia the Muse

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read -- Mark Twain.

I thought Groucho Marx said that (at least that's what it says on my bookmark).

Here are a bunch of book/library/reading quotes.

[SAHDS]

Originally Posted by oceanwinds

"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture.
Just get people to stop reading them." ~ Ray Bradbury

Yep, that's my favorite one.

Ray Bradbury is one of my favorite authors, if not the favorite..

Originally Posted by karen ann

I thought Groucho Marx said that (at least that's what it says on my bookmark).

Yep, and this:

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”

[boricuaqueen327]

Originally Posted by Drummer's Wife

my DD made me a pretty bookmark the other day and wrote on the back of it: "Reading is Magic"

It's now my favorite book/reading quote

That is SOOOO cool! I love it.

[boricuaqueen327]

"The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty."
Pablo Neruda (my favorite poet!)