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oceanwinds
01-14-2009, 02:23 PM
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
01-14-2009, 02:32 PM
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read -- Mark Twain.

A&A
01-14-2009, 05:37 PM
"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
01-14-2009, 05:54 PM
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 :D

karen ann
01-14-2009, 06:33 PM
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 (http://www.consultpivotal.com/quotes_lib.htm) are a bunch of book/library/reading quotes.

SAHDS
01-15-2009, 04:44 AM
"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..

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
01-15-2009, 12:11 PM
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 :D

That is SOOOO cool! I love it.

boricuaqueen327
01-15-2009, 12:12 PM
"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!)