In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.

Picture Quote by Mortimer J. Adler

In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.

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Books are a uniquely portable magic.

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Books are a uniquely portable magic.

Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.

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Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.

Wicked people never have time for reading. It's one of the reasons for their wickedness.

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Wicked people never have time for reading. It's one of the reasons for their wickedness.

Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and...

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Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and...

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end....

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A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end....

So many books, so little time.

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So many books, so little time.

We read to know that we are not alone.

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We read to know that we are not alone.

I can read in Red, I can read in Blue I can read in pickle...

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I can read in Red, I can read in Blue I can read in pickle...

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not...

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Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not...

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you...

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The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you...

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

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

Every book you've ever read is just a different combination of 26 letters.

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Every book you've ever read is just a different combination of 26 letters.

Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- they’ll go through anything....

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Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- they’ll go through anything....

Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and...

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Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and...

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will...

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It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will...

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never...

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A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough...

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You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough...