Books
Quotes - Thank God for books and music
“There
are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of
the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a
lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally
stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The
other, of course, involves orcs."
[Kung
Fu Monkey -- Ephemera, blog post, March 19, 2009]”
―
John Rogers
“There
is no reason why the same man should like the same books at eighteen and at forty-eight”
―
Ezra Pound
“Despite
the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads
profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content
to swallow every day.”
―
Voltaire
“Without
words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could
be no concept of humanity.”
―
Hermann Hesse
“I
can talk to fish!" Angel said happily, water dripping off her long, skinny
body. "Ask one over for dinner," Fang said, joining us.”
―
James Patterson, School's Out—Forever
“The
reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past
centuries.”
―
René Descartes
“A
truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in
old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by
moonlight.”
―
Robertson Davies
“Libraries
will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through
times of no libraries.”
―
Anne Herbert
“I
do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say
upon woman's inconstancy. Songs and proverbs, all talk of woman's fickleness.
But perhaps you will say, these were all written by men."
"Perhaps
I shall. Yes, yes, if you please, no reference to examples in books. Men have
had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs
in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow
books to prove anything.”
―
Jane Austen, Persuasion
“Ah,
how good it is to be among people who are reading.”
―
Rainer Maria Rilke, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
“Aziraphale
collected books. If he were totally honest with himself he would have to have
admitted that his bookshop was simply somewhere to store them. He was not
unusual in this. In order to maintain his cover as a typical second-hand book
seller, he used every means short of actual physical violence to prevent
customers from making a purchase. Unpleasant damp smells, glowering looks,
erratic opening hours - he was incredibly good at it.”
―
Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter,
Witch
“It
was good to walk into a library again; it smelled like home.”
―
Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian
“She
just smiled, said that she loved books more than anything, and started telling
him excitedly what each of the ones in her lap was about. And Ove realised that
he wanted to hear her talking about the things she loved for the rest of his
life.”
―
Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove
“What
are you doing with all those books anyway?" Ron asked, limping back to his
bed.
"Just
trying to decide which ones to take with us," said Hermione. "When
we're looking for the Horcruxes."
"Oh,
of course," said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. "I forgot
we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library".”
―
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“In
books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own.”
―
Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life
“Stephenie
Meyer: Her vampires are sparkly, which I think we can all agree is wrong.”
―
Christopher Moore
“I
love books. I like that the moment you open one and sink into it you can escape
from the world, into a story that's way more interesting that yours will ever
be.”
―
Elizabeth Scott, Bloom
“There's
nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over. When you do, the
words get inside you, become a part of you, in a way that words in a book
you've read only once can't.”
―
Gail Carson Levine, Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly
“The
love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.”
―
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
“A
book is a gift you can open again and again.”
―
Garrison Keillor
“You
cannot open a book without learning something.”
―
Confucius
“No
man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books.”
―
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“How
can you tell? That I like books, I mean.
The
look on your face when you walked in, somehow I doubted you were that impressed
by me.”
―
Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
“Thank
God for books and music and things I can think about.”
―
Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon
