People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them

People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a read more

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

A book is the only immortality.

A book is the only immortality.

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many
books there is no end: and much study read more

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many
books there is no end: and much study is a weariness of the
flesh.

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in read more

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all

People read books and they find a new world that can change their lives.

People read books and they find a new world that can change their lives.