The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over read more

The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over his library, "The medicines of the soul."

An art book is a museum without walls.

An art book is a museum without walls.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

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.

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it read more

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

All books grow homilies by time; they are
Temples, at once, and Landmarks.

All books grow homilies by time; they are
Temples, at once, and Landmarks.