The burning of a book is a sad, sad sight, for even though a book is nothing but ink and paper, it feels as if the ideas contained in the book are disappearing as the pages turn to ashes and the cover and binding--which is the term for the stitching ...
Once in a very long time you come across a book that is far, far more than the ink, the glue and the paper, a book that seeps into your blood. With such a book the impact isn't necessarily obvious at first...but the more you read it and re-read it, a...
Just as television didn't put an end to radio or the movies (to say nothing of books), I don't think e-books will put an end to hard copies, even for someone like me who loves technology and does not fetishize the physical medium of books. ~ Steven P...
Of all books printed, probably not more than half are ever read. Many are embalmed in public libraries; many go into private quarters to fill spaces; many are glanced at and put away...scarcely opened until the fire needs kindling. The most ardent bo...
I try to write the books I would love to come upon, that are honest, concerned with real lives, human hearts, spiritual transformation, families, secrets, wonder, craziness- and that can make me laugh. When I am reading a book like this, I feel rich ...
There's no thief like a bad book.
Books and friends should be few but good.
True power is in the unknown.
A good book has no ending.
Magazine articles are the new books.
Books follow morals, and not morals books.
Not all books are created equally, but, all books are created.
Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!
I love comic books. I just do.
I love comic books and I love anime.
Bullying Has Been Going On For So Long, That if it Was A Disease, Mankind Would We Have A Cure or At Least A Pill For It...Already! Bullying Ben The Book
Books are love letters (or apologies) passed between us, adding a layer of conversation beyond our spoken words.
I never thought I'd be a writer. I never thought I'd be able to read a book, let alone write one. So if books like this inspire kids to write, or even read a whole book, I think it's good.
And tell them all about the books you've read. Better still, buy some more books and read them. That's an order. You can never read too many books.
The popular culture gives us books that offer entertainment but no ideas. High culture gives us books that offer ideas but no entertainment. The best books manage to do both.
The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.
