Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

I heard his library burned down and both books were destroyed -- and one of them hadn't even been colored read more

I heard his library burned down and both books were destroyed -- and one of them hadn't even been colored in yet.

Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.

Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.

Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire 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.