We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.
Jules VerneHe held up a book then. “I'm going to read it to you for relax.”
“Does it have any sports in it?”
“Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True Love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest Ladies. Snakes. Spiders... Pain. Death. Brave men. Cowardly men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.”
“Sounds okay,” I said and I kind of closed my eyes.
That's what this country needs -- more books!
Christopher MorleySister Ignatius taught me in Sunday School that "in the beginning there was light," but to me, it was always an incomplete sentence, which God should have known to ammend: in the beginning God created light...to read by.
Lorna LandvikTags: reading
It wasn't until I started reading and found books they wouldn't let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.
John WatersI guess there are never enough books.
John SteinbeckTags: reading books sufficiency
I read for pleasure and that is the moment I learn the most.
Margaret AtwoodTags: reading
Think before you speak. Read before you think.
Fran LebowitzTags: wisdom reading books thinking reader advice-for-daily-living speaking
There are too many books in the world to read in a single lifetime; you have to draw the line somewhere.
Diane SetterfieldTags: reading books re-reading
My reading list grows exponentially. Every time I read a book, it'll mention three other books I feel I have to read. It's like a particularly relentless series of pop-up ads.
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