books

"In a library, no empty shelf remains empty for long."

"Books fall open, you fall in"

"The shelf was filled with books that were hard to read, that could devastate and remake one's soul, and that, when they were finished, had a kick like a mule."

"Human sympathy has its limits."

"There's nothing on Earth like really nailing the last line of a big book. You have 200 pages to tickle their fancy, and seven words to break their heart."

"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."

"I read to be alone. I read so as not to be alone."

"Don't mark up the Library's copy, you fool! Librarians are Unprankable. They'll track you down! They have skills!"

"The odd thing about people who had many books was how they always wanted more."

"If you really want to be a writer, nobody can stop you -- and if you don't, nobody can help you."

"Nothing ever invented provides such sustenance, such infinite reward for time spent, as a good book."

"He ate and drank the precious words,His spirit grew robust;He knew no more that he was poor,Nor that his frame was dust.He danced along the dingy days,And this bequest of wingsWas but a book. What libertyA loosened spirit brings!"

"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."

"The feel of them (books) and the smell of them. A bookshop was like an Aladdin's cave for me. Entire worlds and lives can be found just behind that glossy cover. All you had to do was look."Claire (Watermelon)"

"Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone."

"I took the volume to a table, opened its soft, ivory pages... and fell into it as into a pool during dry season."

"I sat, a solitary man,In a crowded London shop,An open book and empty cupOn the marble table-top.While on the shop and street I gazedMy body of a sudden blazed;And twenty minutes more or lessIt seemed, so great my happiness,That I was blessed and could bless."

"We become the books we read."

"Books--oh! no. I am sure we never read the same, or not with the samefeelings.""I am sorry you think so; but if that be the case, there can at least beno want of subject. We may compare our different opinions."

"Амьдрал гэж нэг иймэрхүү авсаархан ном байлаа гэхэд, санаандгүй сөхөхөд тааралдах тохиолдлын ганц өгүүлбэрт л уг номыг унших учир шалтгаан бүрэн шингээстэй бий."