Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other favorites of the nursery.

I have known men to hazard their fortunes, go long journeys halfway about the world, forget friendships, even lie, cheat, and steal, all for the gain of a book.

After love, book collecting is the most exhilarating sport of all.

To see time and life correctly, you must realize that whenever you waste a second, you are wasting life.

To ask who we are represents a primary reflex in human consciousness. Every person seeks to understand him or herself and reach a verifiable and cohesive image of his or her own identity.

You can either be god of certain areas of your life, or let Me be God of your whole life.

My commitment is to my kids and my mum and I'm having a whale of a time.

I am a citizen of the world, known to all and to all a stranger.

All writers are vampires.

The low'ring element Scowls o'er the darken'd landscape.

This is the risk: the primary word can only be spoken with the whole being. He who gives himself to it may withhold nothing of himself.

This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to preach it from the rooftops.

["John F. Kennedy" movie] was just really clever storytelling.