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.

My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out.

My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and read more

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable read more

But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual
renovation.

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

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

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

Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.

Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.

The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.

The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.