It is books that are a key to the wide world; if you can't do anything else, read all that you can.

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He'd noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: It fascinated people, they sometimes bought...

He'd noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: It fascinated people, they sometimes bought...

My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon.

My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon.

The pleasure of all reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the...

The pleasure of all reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the...

That man (Lord Lyttelton) sat down to write a book, to tell the world what...

That man (Lord Lyttelton) sat down to write a book, to tell the world what...

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

Only your friends steal your books

Only your friends steal your books

One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.

One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.

Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which...

Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which...

All books can be indecent books, though recent books are bolder. For filth, I'm glad...

All books can be indecent books, though recent books are bolder. For filth, I'm glad...

Printing is no longer the only way of reproducing books. Reading them, however, has not...

Printing is no longer the only way of reproducing books. Reading them, however, has not...

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Is it not strange, that an infant should be heir of the whole world, and...

Is it not strange, that an infant should be heir of the whole world, and...

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core...

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core...

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

England has two books, one which she has made and one which has made her:...

England has two books, one which she has made and one which has made her:...

We go to a book as Narcissus went to the fountain, see ourselves therein, and...

We go to a book as Narcissus went to the fountain, see ourselves therein, and...