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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.
The Wise
(Minstrel or Sage,) out of their books are clay;
But in their books, as from read more
The Wise
(Minstrel or Sage,) out of their books are clay;
But in their books, as from their graves they rise.
Angels--that, side by side, upon our way,
Walk with and warn us!
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.
A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in read more
A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way
Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading read more
Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life.
What is reading, but silent conversation.
What is reading, but silent conversation.
Books are not men and yet they stay alive.
Books are not men and yet they stay alive.
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine -- everybody drinks water.
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine -- everybody drinks water.
Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
