“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”— John Green, Hazel, amazon.com
“There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.”— Irving Stone, amazon.com
“Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.”— David Mitchell, books.google.com
“For me, words that you can’t understand in a book aren’t there to torture or remind people that they don’t know. I always felt they were to remind people that part of the experience of reading has always been collective. You learn to read with someone else…Reading is a collective enterprise.”— Junot Dìaz, youtube.com
“Don’t just collect books you have read, collect the books you haven’t read. It’s a testament to what you don’t know, and an on-hand resource whenever you need it.”— Nassim Taleb, thenextweb.com
“When a person is lucky enough to live inside a story, to live inside an imaginary world, the pains of this world disappear. For as long as the story goes on, reality no longer exists.”— Paul Auster, amazon.com
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.”— Anna Quindlen
“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.com
“A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.”— Louis L’Amour, books.google.com
“Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.”— Vera Nazarian, books.google.com
“If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one’s chances of survival increase with each book one reads.”— Sherman Alexie, books.google.com
“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.com
“I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.”— Jo Walton, amazon.com
“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.com
“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.com