Books have given me a magic portal to connect with people of the past and the present. I know I shall never feel lonely or powerless again.

Aryami Bose's home had been closed up for years, inhabited only by books and paintings, but the spectre of thousands of memories imprisoned between its walls still permeated the house.

The art of not reading is a very important one. [...] You should remember that he who writes for fools always finds a large public. – A precondition for reading good books is not reading bad ones:...

I cannot live without reading.

"You're like, both like, Alexander the Great.' 'We can't both be Alexander.' 'Well sometimes I think you're two sides of the same coin, and I'm the metal in between.'"

Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought.

I do not mean to object to a thorough knowledge of the famous works we read. I object only to the interminable comments and bewildering criticisms that teach but one thing: there are as many opinions...

I love books, they're in my blood.

Soon enough his head would be swimming with tales of derring-do and high adventure, tales of beautiful maidens kissed, of evildoers shot with pistols or fought with swords, of bags of gold, of...

Dear and most respected bookcase! I welcome your existence, which has for over one hundred years been devoted to the radiant ideals of goodness and justice.

Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.

Who made you Queen of Literacy? Go sit in your car!

CUSTOMER: If I were to, say... meet the love of my life in this bookshop, what section do you think they would be standing in?

Our private tastes in books showed a hint of our secret selves.

A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.

Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.

For a moment I was distracted. Books always did that to me... I liked the creamy pages, the smell of ink, all the secrets locked inside.

Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to...

A happy childhood can fortify one against the ravages of life, and part of that happiness is found in books, which become our constant companions for the rest of our lives.

If you wish to renew your mind, read.

With one day's reading a man may have the key in his hands.

A good book will pull you in from the beginning and take you on a journey you'll never forget.

The great lie is like a sword that has been thrust into the heart of humankind.

"Fiction is very, very important," he said, his voice rising. "Storytelling is how people learn. You get people to understand new cultures and other lives through stories. Made-up stories. Fiction."

You not only are hunted by others, you unknowingly hunt yourself.

So many books, so little time.

I own a book, he thought, delighted.

My books are immensely generous; they make no demands of me, but instead offer me all kinds of illumination.

Have you thought of an ending?...

Where should I go? -Alice. That depends on where you want to end up. - The Cheshire Cat.