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Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live to read.
Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live to read.
Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.
Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
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.
Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.
Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.
The multitude of books is making us ignorant.
The multitude of books is making us ignorant.
An art book is a museum without walls.
An art book is a museum without walls.
The newest books are those that never grow old.
The newest books are those that never grow old.
Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.
Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.