E. B. White Quotes

Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people-- people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.

Books should be right up there with exercise and diet as something that don't just entertain us but heal us. They tell us we are not alone and fix the pieces of us that can be shattered by reality. They are teachers, and they are friends, and we should never contemplate a world - or a life - without them.

Books—they weren't ladders out of the abyss, but they were companions.

Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book.

For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone. Perhaps if I was depressed and isolated, just communicating with these authors through their sentences helped me.

People are lonely. They want company and your book can provide them company and a little bit of hope. And there's nothing wrong with that.

A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never.

He was fond of books, for they are cool and sure friends

Reading gave me hope.

Come, my best Friends! my Books! and lead me on.

…books are always good company if you have the right sort. Let me pick out some for you.' And Mrs. Jo made a bee-line to the well-laden shelves, which were the joy of her heart and the comfort of her life.

Books afford the surest relief in the most melancholy moments.

There was another reason [she] took her books whenever they went away. They were her home when she was somewhere strange. They were familiar voices, friends that never quarreled with her, clever, powerful friends -- daring and knowledgeable, tried and tested adventurers who had traveled far and wide. Her books cheered her up when she was sad and kept her from being bored.

For some of us, good books and beautiful writing are our ultimate solace, even more comforting than exquisite food.

It didn’t matter where you were, if you were in a room full of books you were at least halfway home.

On even the worst days, when nothing was working at the lab, I knew that at home I would find warmth, peace, companionship, and encouragement. As a consequence, the next day would surely be better.

I take refuge in my books.

If you have a book, you have a friend.

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.

We all face difficulties of our own, and how comforting it is to immerse yourself in a book - my book, any book, any romance. It's entertainment, it's escape, and it can even be an inspiration!

Books are like my one and only joy.

I feel happy and secure when I'm on my bed with a good book... I forget everything which is terrible in our world.

An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy.

One of the things reading does, it makes your loneliness manageable if you are an essentially lonely person.