Books Quotes

"Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do."

“English fiction was something I loved growing up, and it changed my life - it changed the trajectory of my life.”

“When I think of the books I love, there's always a little laughter in the dark.”

“I like books that don't give you an easy ride. I like the feeling of discomfort. The sense of being implicated.”

"There is no Frigate like a Book to take us Lands away."

Emily Dickinson

"Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them."

Lemony Snicket

"Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone."

Horace

"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."

Mark Twain

"There is no friend as loyal as a book."

"The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever invented is the book."

Northrop Frye

"Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons."

Malala Yousafzai

"Books are the means by which we build bridges between cultures."

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

“The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.”

“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.”

“I'm a big "Goosebumps" fan, "Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes." My favourites are the pick-your-own-death ones.”

“There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”

“Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!”

“I am not a fan of books.”

“Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends.”

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”

“From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it.”