Quotes About Knowledge

I've studied much and learned little.

You couldnt have understood what they were talking about. What I understood was that I had to learn what it was that they were talking about.

They listened with great attention as John Grady answered their questions and they nodded solemnly and they were careful of their demeanor that they not be thought to have opinions on what they heard for like most men skilled at their work they were scornful of any least suggestion of knowing anything not learned at first hand.

having read even a few dozen books in common is a force more binding than blood.

When the boy asked him if this knowledge were a special knowledge only to the blind the blind man said that it was not. He said that most men were in their lives like the carpenter whose work went so slowly for the dullness of his tools that he had no time to sharpen them.

If they'd thought a bit more about biological evolution and spent less time cooking up nutty theories they might have uncovered a few simple truths.

You know what they say: When people start burning books they'll soon burn human beings.

What on earth have you packed in here? Bricks? asked Mo as he carried Meggie's book-box out of the house. You're the one who says books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them, said Meggie.

Dustfinger inspected his reddened fingers and felt the taut skin. 'He might tell me how my story ends,' he murmured. Meggie looked at him in astonishment. 'You mean you don't know?' Dustfinger smiled. Meggie still didn't particularly like his smile. It seemed to appear only to hide something else. 'What's so unusual about that, princess?' he asked quietly. 'Do you know how your story ends?' Meggie had no answer for that.

She is a real bookworm. I think she lives on print. Her whole house is full of books - looks as if she likes them better than human company.

Some books should be tasted,some devoured but only few should be chewed and digested thouroughly

Bücher müssen schwer sein, weil die ganze Welt in ihnen steckt.

When it came to hiding, even Gwin had nothing to teach Dustfinger. A strange sense of curiosity had always driven him to explore the hidden, forgotten corners of this and any other place, and all that knowledge had now come in useful.

She'd been so certain she knew every crevice of his heart, but Jacob was like a country she'd only traveled through halfway.

I know you all think I'm a magician, but I'm not. The magic comes out of the books themselves, and I have no more idea than you or any of your men how it works.

You're the one who says books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside of them, said Meggie...

Why did such truths only reveal themselves after they'd become lies?

Meggie thought this first whisper sounded a little different from one book to another, depending on weather or not she already knew the story it was going to tell her.

Buecher muessen schwer sein, weil die ganze Welt in ihnen steckt!

Ich bin ein Bücherfresser

Manchmal ist es schon praktisch, dass unser Gedaechtnis nicht halb so gut ist wie das der Buecher, ohne sie wuessten wir vermutlich gar nichts mehr.

You're the one who says books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them...

It's a good idea to have your own books with you in a strange place

They (books) were familiar voices, friends that never quarreled with her, clever, powerful friends - daring and knowledgeable, tried and tested adventurers who had traveled far and wide.