Quotes about Books
Though public libraries have an imposing air, and doubtless contain invaluable volumes, yet, somehow, the books that prove most agreeable, grateful, and companionable, are those we pick up by chance here and there; those which seem put into our hands by Providence; those which pretend to little, but abound in much.
— Herman Melville
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
— John Wooden
I was intrigued by old Frank, with his books and whiskey breath and the hint of hard-earned knowledge behind the hooded eyes.
— Barack Obama
I learned to write by reading the kind of books I wished I'd written.
— Barbara Kingsolver
I should like to write my books only for the dear person who lies awake reading in bed until page last, then lets the open book fall gently on her face, to touch her smile or drink her tears.
— Barbara Kingsolver
His mother had let him carry two valises: one for books, one for clothes. The clothes were a waste, outgrown instantly. He should have filled both with books.
— Barbara Kingsolver
There's no better way to inform and expand you mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature.
— Stephen Covey
The person who doesn't read is no better off than the person who can't read.
— Stephen Covey
I love writing books - I really do. If I could just quit everything and work on a book every day, I would love that most.
— Donald Miller
I was astonished to learn in one of these best-selling books (on church life) that the size of my church parking lot had far more to do with how things fared in my congregation than my choice of texts in preaching. I was being lied to and I knew it.
— Eugene Peterson
People is wise 'cause they get out in the world and live. Wisdom comes from experience--from knowin' each day is a gift and accepting it with gladness. You read a whole lot of books, and readin' sure has made you smart, but ain't no book in the world gonna make you wise.
— Beth Hoffman
People is wise 'cause they get out in the world and live. Wisdom comes from experience—from knowin' each day is a gift and accepting it with gladness. You read a whole lot of books, and readin' sure has made you smart, but ain't no book in the world gonna make you wise.
— Beth Hoffman