Quotes About Books

Didn't you finish your chemistry in school?" "You closed the school and burnt all the books." "Ah, so I did.

wind picks up a little more (Terribly sorry, I imagine it saying; apparently, the wind is British, wondering how it got all the way over here) and Henna has to snap her hand down on a page of an assignment that's threatening to fly away. "Why do we even have paper anymore?" "Books," Jared says. "Toilet paper," Mel says. "Because paper is a thing," I say, "and sometimes you need things rather than just thoughts.

She was reading a book on his pad, he saw, her strange attraction to the written words of his people still unabated, still amazed at how anyone could pack so much of themselves into lines on a page. It was a reduction, as she saw it, when expansion seemed so much more natural. And yet here she was again, spending time decoding a language not her own.

never got to meet Siobhan Dowd. I only know her the way that most of the rest of you will – through her superb books. Four electric young adult novels, two published in her lifetime, two after her too-early death. If

Besides, what was more perfect an object than a book? The different rags of paper, smooth or rough under your fingers. The edge of the page pressed into your thumbprint as you turned a new chapter. The way your bookmark -fancy, modest, scrap paper, candy wrapper -moved through the width of it, marking your progress, a little further each time you folded it shut.

Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.

I always read. You know how sharks have to keep swimming or they die? I'm like that. If I stop reading, I die.

Just handle the books gently and you'll get along fine.

There were two sets of double doors leading out of the antechamber, one marked STACKS and the other TOMES. Not knowing the difference between the two, I headed to the ones labeled STACKS. That was what I wanted. Stacks of books. Great heaps of books. Shelf after endless shelf of books.

More books than I could read? Somehow I doubted that.

Kid's books should be just as good as any other books. No. They should be held to a *higher* standard than other literature for the same reason that we take extra care with children's food.

One of the things I hear a lot from people is how they found my book, or how they've shared it with other people. This always warms my bitter old heart, not just because I like selling more books, (though I do) but because reccomending a book to a friend is one of the most sincere forms of flattery there is. If you read someone I wrote and like it enough to tell a friend, that means I've done something right. That means more to me than any sort of professional review….

Kid's books should be just as good as any other books. No. They should be held to a *higher* standard than other literature for the same reason that we take extra care with children's food. The fact is, what you feed your kids is important, and that includes what they put in their heads as well as what they put in their bellies.

Los libros no son un gran sustituto de la compañía femenina, pero es más fácil encontrarlos.

Ten times ten thousand books. More than that. More books than you could ever read." Abenthy's voice grew vaguely wistful. More books than I could read? Somehow I doubted that.

Les livres ne sont qu'un pauvre substitut à la compagnie féminine, mais ils sont plus faciles à trouver.

O consolo trazido pelas garrafas e pelos livros se apagou num segundo, não deixando em seu olhar nada além de vazio e dor.

El poder de su visión era tal que podía leer los corazones de los hombres como si fueran libros de gruesas letras.

Not knowing the difference between the two, I headed to the ones labeled STACKS. That was what I wanted. Stacks of books. Great heaps of books. Shelf after endless shelf of books.

I was perfectly content, lost among the endless books. It made me feel safe,

Gdziekolwiek spojrze?, szerzy si? zaraza. Ludzie czytaj? ksi??ki, nawet kobiety.

Wisp had shared with us during his membership drive that there were over 4,800 volumes in that room alone, and he had read every one of them. Another advantage to being immortal was the chance to really catch up on your reading.

God's seeds of hope are often sown by people and books.

We are currently working on a new series of books for teachers, the Oxford Key Concepts for the Language Classroom.