“He liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into words inside his head.”— John Green, amazon.comTagged: Reading, Books, Words
“Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.”— David Mitchell, amazon.comTagged: Books, Reading, calming
“That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you to another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive - all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.”— Mary Ann Shaffer, amazon.comTagged: Books, Reading, Entertainment
“The world was a terrible place, cruel, pitiless, dark as a bad dream. Not a good place to live. Only in books could you find pity, comfort, happiness - and love. Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn't ask anything in return; they never went away, never,…”— Cornelia Funke, amazon.comTagged: Reading, Books, Friendship, Love
“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”— John Green, amazon.comTagged: Books, Relationships, Love, Reading
“She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.”— Annie Dillard, amazon.comTagged: Books, Reading, Living, Life
“It is well known that reading quickens the growth of a heart like nothing else.”— Catherynne M. Valente, amazon.comTagged: Reading, Books, Growth, heart
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”— Joseph Brodsky, books.google.comTagged: Reading, Books, crimes
“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”— Jhumpa Lahiri, amazon.comTagged: Reading, Books, travel, Adventure
“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”— Christopher Paolini, amazon.comTagged: Books, Reading, Laughing, Crying
“I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.”— J.K. Rowling, books.google.comTagged: Books, Reading, Magic
“Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.”— Julian Barnes, amazon.comTagged: Books, Reading, explanations
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”— George R.R. Martin, amazon.comTagged: Reading, Books, Living, Life
“I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.”— Jo Walton, amazon.comTagged: Books, Reading, Life
“I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.”— Neil Gaiman, amazon.comTagged: Books, Reading, Living, Life
“What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how…”— Anne Lamott, books.google.comTagged: Reading, Living, Dying, Books
“Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.”— Vera Nazarian, books.google.comTagged: Books, Reading, Happiness
“A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.”— Louis L’Amour, books.google.comTagged: Learning, Reading, Books, Teaching
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.”— Charles William Eliot, books.google.comTagged: Books, Reading, Teachers
“Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.”— Joseph Addison, books.google.comTagged: Books, Reading, Health, Exercise, Best Reading Quotes