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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Books Quotes,
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Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse.

Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse.

by Joseph Roux Found in: Literature Quotes,
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If a book is really good, it deserves to be read again, and if it's great, it should be read read more

If a book is really good, it deserves to be read again, and if it's great, it should be read at least three times.

by Anatole Broyard Found in: Books Quotes,
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A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable certainties of the nation.

A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable certainties of the nation.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Literature Quotes,
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A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Books Quotes,
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A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its read more

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

by G. K. Chesterton Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a losttradition.

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a losttradition.

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I hold it true,what'er befall;I feel it, when I sorrow most;'Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have read more

I hold it true,what'er befall;I feel it, when I sorrow most;'Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have loved at all. - In Memoriam.

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The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.

The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Books Quotes,
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