Quotes on “books”

Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.

Come with me,' Mom says.To the library. Books and summertimego together.

The best stories don't come from "good vs. bad" but "good vs. good."

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

There are few sights sadder than a ruined book.

There are many, many types of books in the world, which makes good sense, because there are many, many types of people, and everybody wants to read something different.

People don't read any more. It's a sad state of affairs. Reading's the only thing that allows you to use your imagination. When you watch films it's someone else's vision, isn't it?"[Interview in The Independent, 15 October 2005]

Books are to me as homemade tattoos are to an inmate. Can't get enough of them.

Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.

I am simply a 'book drunkard.' Books have the same irresistible temptation for me that liquor has for its devotee. I cannot withstand them.

I hate to lend a book I love…it never seems quite the same when it comes back to me…

Books were a safe place, a world apart from my own. No matter what had happened that day, that year, there was always a story in which someone overcame their darkest hour. I wasn't alone.

Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.

Maybe Heaven will be a library. Then I will be able to finish my to-read list.

A stereotype becomes a stereotype when a significant percentage of the population appears to conform to it.

Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.

The world is dark, and light is precious.Come closer, dear reader.You must trust me.I am telling you a story.

I love books, by the way, way more than movies. Movies tell you what to think. A good book lets you choose a few thoughts for yourself.