Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other favorites of the nursery.

Quote by A S W Rosenbach

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I have seen men hazard their fortunes, go on long journeys halfway around the world,...

I have seen men hazard their fortunes, go on long journeys halfway around the world,...

I used to think a good book was the best company, but now Ive thought...

I used to think a good book was the best company, but now Ive thought...

Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live...

Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live...

What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we...

What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we...

Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes...

Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes...

It wasn't until the Nobel Prize that they really thawed out. They couldn't understand my...

It wasn't until the Nobel Prize that they really thawed out. They couldn't understand my...

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words...

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words...

Our brains are no longer conditioned for reverence and awe. We cannot imagine a Second...

Our brains are no longer conditioned for reverence and awe. We cannot imagine a Second...

My alma mater was books, a good library - I could spend the rest of...

My alma mater was books, a good library - I could spend the rest of...

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which...

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which...

The world's a book, writ by the eternal art - Of the great author printed...

The world's a book, writ by the eternal art - Of the great author printed...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

Wine books flow from printing presses like water from broken spigots.

Wine books flow from printing presses like water from broken spigots.

The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as...

The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as...

Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library:...

Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library:...

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be, yet such wherein men may thy...

Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be, yet such wherein men may thy...