Quotes About Books

You hear all this whining going on, "Where are our great writers?" The thing I might feel doleful about is: Where are the readers?

The guys in my band are great-we watch movies, we eat pizza, take walks, read books. Everybody has a really great sense of humor. And my boyfriend comes and visits me on the road.

Books make great gifts because... [they don't] come in any particular size, so you don't have to be embarrassed if you bought somebody the wrong size.

Books make great gifts because they can unveil hidden secrets.

On a practical level, poetry isn't something anybody has really made a great living at. I might sell some books and, once in a while, someone might pay to hear me read.

hay he's a great writer and i like him a lot

All great writers begin with a good leather binding and a respectable title.

I find great consolation in having a lot of poetry books around. I believe that writing poetry and reading it are deeply intertwined. I've always delighted in the company of the poets I've read.

Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.

When we are collecting books, we are collecting happiness.

When I think of all the books still left for me to read, I am certain of further happiness.

Dreams, books, are each a world; and books, we know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good: Round these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness will grow.

Books make up no small part of human happiness.

A library of wisdom, then, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it.

There are thousands of books on the joy of gardening and cooking. Alas, there are only few on the joy of living.

And may I live the remainder of my life ... for myself may there be plenty of books and many years' store of the fruits of the earth!

Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is always possible to be happy.

Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world.

Quando penso a tutti i libri che mi restano da leggere ho la certezza di essere ancora felice":

They have a baby grand piano, but no one in the family plays. They have shelves of books they've never read, and the tension between the couples was so thick it nearly choked us.

Wherever I am, if I've got a book with me, I have a place I can go and be happy.

Do you eat decayed food? No. Well, don't feed your mind with decayed books. Be as careful with the nutrition of your mind as you are with the nutrition of your body.

I'm confused, and brilliant books help me to be less so.