For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason read more

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.

Never judge a book by its movie.

Never judge a book by its movie.

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!

Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it

I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know read more

I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.

Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands read more

Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands a deep book, until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all

Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can

Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can