From Book Quotes
How precious a book is in light of the offering, in the light of the one who has the privilege of this offering. The library tells you of this offering
The printed page transcends space and time. The printed page, the infinity of the book, must be transcended.
The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.
As far as I'm concerned, if you want to find out about the last day of WWII or the roots of the Indian Mutiny, get thee to a books catalogue.
I spend my nights just sitting and reading a book and drinking my tea and walking my dog. That's about as exciting as my life gets.
As a writer, it's disheartening to write books that you pour your soul into and not have them distributed widely enough to find their audience.
Apprehend God in all things, for God is in all things. Every single creature is full of God and is a book about God. Every creature is a word of God.
I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm not an addict of Harry Potter. I don't feel possessive about it.
The existence of the Bible, as a book for the people, is the greatest benefit which the human race has ever experienced. Every attempt to belittle it is a crime against humanity.
Don't settle. Don't finish crappy books. If you don't like the menu, leave the restaurant. If you're not on the right path, get off it.
I collect books and I have some really, really old schoolbooks, and God is mentioned on every single page.
The comic book world is so dangerous, you know what I mean? You say one thing and people - they're ravenous - they are very opinionated fans. But they're great fans.
If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well viewed.
On a certain day shall every soul come to plead for itself, and every soul shall be repaid according to its deeds; and they shall not be wronged.
One sheds one's sicknesses in books - repeats and presents again one's emotions, to be master of them.
On my first days here I did not start work immediately but, as planned, I took it easy for a few days - flicked through books, studied Japanese art a little.
To know yourself you need not go to any book, to any priest, to any psychologist. The whole treasure is within yourself.
Just the knowledge that a good book is waiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.
A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.
REGARDING THE MARCHING BAND: How much more interesting it would be to see a creeping band.
Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind as we grow older.
Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
As a child, my number one best friend was the librarian in my grade school. I actually believed all those books belonged to her.
As long as there are history books, Neil Armstrong will be included in them, remembered for taking humankind's first small step on a world beyond our own.
We're Jews, my family, and Jews break down into two distinct subcultures: book Jews and money Jews. We were money Jews.
If I have to spend time in purgatory before going to one place or the other, I guess I'll be all right as long as there's a lending library.
Won't it be wonderful when black history and native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history.
The man who reads only for improvement is beyond the hope of much improvement before he begins.
With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own.