books

"If anything attacked us, we could just panic at it until it went away."

"As you read a book word by word and page by page, you participate in its creation, just as a cellist playing a Bach suite participates, note by note, in the creation, the coming-to-be, the existence, of the music. And, as you read and re-read, the book of course participates in the creation of you, your thoughts and feelings, the size and temper of your soul."

"I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about."

"Who wants to be used? I love to read, so books are my main friends. They're always available, always friendly, and always interesting, and they never make me choose sides."

"An active mind didn't need distractions in its physical environment. It needed a collection of outstanding books and a good lamp. Maybe some cheese and crackers."

"They're book addicts."

"...I will not allow books to prove any thing.""But how shall we prove any thing?""We never shall."

"Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations."

"Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you."

"The most enjoyable book in the world is the phone book, because think of all the sex that went into creating the content."

"However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?"

"...writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and learn to kill. If you want a lifetime of temporary alliances with peers who will glory in your every failure, write novels."

"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all."

"People talk about books being an escape, but here on the tube, this one feels more like a lifeline...The motion of the train makes her head rattle, but her eyes lock on the words the way a figure skater might choose a focal point as she spins, and just like that, she's grounded again."

"I have no feelings of guilt regarding the books I have not read and perhaps will never read; I know that my books have unlimited patience. They will wait for me till the end of my days."

"Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?"

"Well, you're expelling us aren't you?"said Ron."Not today, Mr. Weasley."Snape looked as though Christmas had been canceled."

"Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself."

"Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks."

"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."