The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.
But he who truly loves books loves all books alike, and not only this, but it grieves him that all other men do not share with him this noble passion. Verily, this is the most unselfish of loves!
I don't really deeply feel that anyone needs an airtight reason for quoting from the works of writers he loves, but it's always nice, I'll grant you, if he has one.
Reading has made such a profound difference to my life. I'm sure I became a writer because of the power of literature in my own life.
A taste for books, which is still the pleasure and glory of my life.
No matter how much money I made from writing, I'd keep the bookstore job.
There are a lot of us, some published, some not, who think the literary life is the loveliest one possible, this life of reading and writing and corresponding. We think this life is nearly ideal.
Fine phrases I value more than bank-notes. I have ear for no other harmony than the harmony of words. To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
I like that you can open up any one of my books anywhere and immediately be lost. I just love them so much.
I read some books that were the right books for me. I read them and I didn't even notice turning the pages anymore. I thought, "That's what I want to do with my life."
