There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.

Picture Quote by Joseph Brodsky

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.

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Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- theyâ€™ll go through anything....

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Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- theyâ€™ll go through anything....

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....

A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always...

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A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always...

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.

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives...

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A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives...

Classic' - a book which people praise and don't read.

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Classic' - a book which people praise and don't read.

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.

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I convulsed...

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From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I convulsed...

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop...

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You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop...

No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally...

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No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally...

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into...

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I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

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If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

So many books, so little time.

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So many books, so little time.

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...

We read to know that we are not alone.

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We read to know that we are not alone.

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.