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Books Quotes

I went to work at the library. I know that sounds crazy but I didn’t know where else to go. Besides, at the library I was constantly surrounded by people. And I loved my job, surrounded by so many books, so many lives, so much of the past Picture Quote #1

The books were a private part of me that I carried inside and guarded and didn’t talk to anybody about; as long as I had the books I could convince myself I was different from the others and my life wasn’t quite as stupid and pointless Picture Quote #1

In books and in life, you need to read several pages before someone’s true character is revealed Picture Quote #1

Today at school I will learn to read at once; then tomorrow I will begin to write, and the day after tomorrow to cipher. Then with my acquirements I will earn a great deal of money, and with the first money I have in my pocket I will immediately buy for my papa a beautiful new cloth coat. But what am I saying? Cloth, indeed! It shall be all made of gold and silver, and it shall have diamond buttons. That poor man really deserves it; for to buy me books and to have me taught he has remained in his shirt sleeves... And in this cold! It is only fathers who are capable of such sacrifices! Picture Quote #1

He stood there for a moment looking around the silent room, shaking his head slowly. All these books, he thought, the residue of a planet’s intellect, the scrapings of futile minds, the leftovers, the potpourri of artifacts that had no power to save men from perishing Picture Quote #1

Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children’s book librarians Picture Quote #1

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We need books... because we are all, in the private kingdoms of our hearts, desperate for the company of a wise, true friend Picture Quote #1

After that, the book will fade, the way all books fade in your mind. But I hope you will remember this: A man walking fast down a dark lonely street. Quick steps and hard breathing, all wonder and need. A bell above a door and the tinkle it makes. A clerk and a ladder and warm golden light, and then: the right book exactly, at exactly the right time Picture Quote #1

I don’t start a novel until I have lived with the story for awhile to the point of actually writing an outline and after a number of books I’ve learned that the more time I spend on the outline the easier the book is to write. And if I cheat on the outline I get in trouble with the book Picture Quote #1

Electronic books are ideal for people who value the information contained in them, or who have vision problems, or who like to read on the subway, or who do not want other people to see how they are amusing themselves, or who have storage and clutter issues, but they are useless for people who are engaged in an intense, lifelong love affair with books. Books that we can touch; books that we can smell; books that we can depend on Picture Quote #1

There was something in the pages of these books that had the power to make him feel better about things, a life raft to cling to before the dark currents of memory washed him downstream again, and on brighter days, he could even see himself going on this way for some time. A small but passable life. And then, of course, the end of the world happened Picture Quote #1

I understood we used to be close. But they were like books I’d read two summer ago; I knew I’d liked them, but I couldn’t tell you now what they’d been about Picture Quote #1

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The prefect evening... lying down on the couch beside the bookcase and reading himself sleepy... Jim lying opposite him at the other end of the couch, also reading; the two of them absorbed in their books yet so completely aware of each other’s presence Picture Quote #1

Are there sexual fetishes that involve books? There must be. I try not to imagine how they might work Picture Quote #1

I’ll tell you what I think. I think you need to stay indoors reading more books! Picture Quote #1

I read books when I was a kid, lots of books. Books always seemed like magic to me. They took you to the most amazing places. When I got older, I realized I couldn’t find books that took me to all the places I wanted to go. To go to those places, I had to write some books myself Picture Quote #1

Will you lie to me and promise to read them? Books need to be read. The pages need to be turned Picture Quote #1

One should write only those books from whose absence one suffers. In short: the ones you want on your own desk Picture Quote #1

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They were all brilliant. They wrote books and painted pictures, and if they ever stopped talking, which I was sure they would never do, they planned to change the world Picture Quote #1

As we expand our knowledge of good books, we shrink the circle of men whose company we appreciate Picture Quote #1

I leapt eagerly into books. The characters’ lives were so much more interesting than the lonely heartbeat of my own Picture Quote #1

Our books still do not require batteries. But I am no fool. It is a slender advantage Picture Quote #1

Lost in my dreams, I somehow cross at the traffic signals, bumping into street lamps or people, yet moving onward, exuding fumes of beer and grime, yet smiling, because my briefcase is full of books and that very night I expect them to tell me things about myself I don’t know Picture Quote #1

She breathed deeply of the scent of decaying fiction, disintegrating history, and forgotten verse, and she observed for the first time that a room full of books smelled like dessert: a sweet snack made of figs, vanilla, glue, and cleverness Picture Quote #1

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It’s in being read that a book becomes a book, and in each of a million different readings a book become one of a million different books Picture Quote #1

Whenever I begin reading a new book, I am embarking on a new, uncharted journey with an unmarked destination. I never know where a particular book will take me, toward what other books I will be led Picture Quote #1

I was impressed for the ten thousandth time by the fact that literature illuminates life only for those to whom books are a necessity. Books are unconvertible assets, to be passed on only to those who possess them already Picture Quote #1

Three films a day, three books a week and records of great music would be enough to make me happy to the day I die Picture Quote #1

Book readers are special people, and they will always turn to books as the ultimate pleasure. Those who do not read are the unfortunate ones. There’s nothing wrong with them; but they are missing out on one of life’s compensations and rewards. A great book is a friend that never lets you down. You can return to it again and again and the joy first derived from it will still be there Picture Quote #1

The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never discovered, all because someone was too afraid to take that first step, keep with the problem, or determined to carry our their dream Picture Quote #1

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I went to work at the library. I know that sounds crazy but I didn’t know where else to go. Besides, at the library I was constantly surrounded by people. And I loved my job, surrounded by so many books, so many lives, so much of the past (Books Quotes) The books were a private part of me that I carried inside and guarded and didn’t talk to anybody about; as long as I had the books I could convince myself I was different from the others and my life wasn’t quite as stupid and pointless (Books Quotes) In books and in life, you need to read several pages before someone’s true character is revealed (Books Quotes) Today at school I will learn to read at once; then tomorrow I will begin to write, and the day after tomorrow to cipher. Then with my acquirements I will earn a great deal of money, and with the first money I have in my pocket I will immediately buy for my papa a beautiful new cloth coat. But what am I saying? Cloth, indeed! It shall be all made of gold and silver, and it shall have diamond buttons. That poor man really deserves it; for to buy me books and to have me taught he has remained in his shirt sleeves... And in this cold! It is only fathers who are capable of such sacrifices! (Books Quotes) He stood there for a moment looking around the silent room, shaking his head slowly. All these books, he thought, the residue of a planet’s intellect, the scrapings of futile minds, the leftovers, the potpourri of artifacts that had no power to save men from perishing (Books Quotes) Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children’s book librarians (Books Quotes) We need books... because we are all, in the private kingdoms of our hearts, desperate for the company of a wise, true friend (Books Quotes) After that, the book will fade, the way all books fade in your mind. But I hope you will remember this: A man walking fast down a dark lonely street. Quick steps and hard breathing, all wonder and need. A bell above a door and the tinkle it makes. A clerk and a ladder and warm golden light, and then: the right book exactly, at exactly the right time (Books Quotes) I don’t start a novel until I have lived with the story for awhile to the point of actually writing an outline and after a number of books I’ve learned that the more time I spend on the outline the easier the book is to write. And if I cheat on the outline I get in trouble with the book (Books Quotes) Electronic books are ideal for people who value the information contained in them, or who have vision problems, or who like to read on the subway, or who do not want other people to see how they are amusing themselves, or who have storage and clutter issues, but they are useless for people who are engaged in an intense, lifelong love affair with books. Books that we can touch; books that we can smell; books that we can depend on (Books Quotes) There was something in the pages of these books that had the power to make him feel better about things, a life raft to cling to before the dark currents of memory washed him downstream again, and on brighter days, he could even see himself going on this way for some time. A small but passable life. And then, of course, the end of the world happened (Books Quotes) I understood we used to be close. But they were like books I’d read two summer ago; I knew I’d liked them, but I couldn’t tell you now what they’d been about (Books Quotes) The prefect evening... lying down on the couch beside the bookcase and reading himself sleepy... Jim lying opposite him at the other end of the couch, also reading; the two of them absorbed in their books yet so completely aware of each other’s presence (Books Quotes) Are there sexual fetishes that involve books? There must be. I try not to imagine how they might work (Books Quotes) I’ll tell you what I think. I think you need to stay indoors reading more books! (Books Quotes) I read books when I was a kid, lots of books. Books always seemed like magic to me. They took you to the most amazing places. When I got older, I realized I couldn’t find books that took me to all the places I wanted to go. To go to those places, I had to write some books myself (Books Quotes) Will you lie to me and promise to read them? Books need to be read. The pages need to be turned (Books Quotes) One should write only those books from whose absence one suffers. In short: the ones you want on your own desk (Books Quotes) They were all brilliant. They wrote books and painted pictures, and if they ever stopped talking, which I was sure they would never do, they planned to change the world (Books Quotes) As we expand our knowledge of good books, we shrink the circle of men whose company we appreciate (Books Quotes) I leapt eagerly into books. The characters’ lives were so much more interesting than the lonely heartbeat of my own (Books Quotes) Our books still do not require batteries. But I am no fool. It is a slender advantage (Books Quotes) Lost in my dreams, I somehow cross at the traffic signals, bumping into street lamps or people, yet moving onward, exuding fumes of beer and grime, yet smiling, because my briefcase is full of books and that very night I expect them to tell me things about myself I don’t know (Books Quotes) She breathed deeply of the scent of decaying fiction, disintegrating history, and forgotten verse, and she observed for the first time that a room full of books smelled like dessert: a sweet snack made of figs, vanilla, glue, and cleverness (Books Quotes) It’s in being read that a book becomes a book, and in each of a million different readings a book become one of a million different books (Books Quotes) Whenever I begin reading a new book, I am embarking on a new, uncharted journey with an unmarked destination. I never know where a particular book will take me, toward what other books I will be led (Books Quotes) I was impressed for the ten thousandth time by the fact that literature illuminates life only for those to whom books are a necessity. Books are unconvertible assets, to be passed on only to those who possess them already (Books Quotes) Three films a day, three books a week and records of great music would be enough to make me happy to the day I die (Books Quotes) Book readers are special people, and they will always turn to books as the ultimate pleasure. Those who do not read are the unfortunate ones. There’s nothing wrong with them; but they are missing out on one of life’s compensations and rewards. A great book is a friend that never lets you down. You can return to it again and again and the joy first derived from it will still be there (Books Quotes) The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never discovered, all because someone was too afraid to take that first step, keep with the problem, or determined to carry our their dream (Books Quotes)

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