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,...

Literature can remind us that not all life is already written down: there are still...

Literature can remind us that not all life is already written down: there are still...

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:...

Leaving behind books is even more beautiful - there are far too many children.

Leaving behind books is even more beautiful - there are far too many children.

If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood,...

If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood,...

USAGE, n. The First Person of the literary Trinity, the Second and Third being Custom...

USAGE, n. The First Person of the literary Trinity, the Second and Third being Custom...

Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody....

Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody....

Memory is the friend of wit, but the treacherous ally of invention; there are many...

Memory is the friend of wit, but the treacherous ally of invention; there are many...

Some books makes me want to go adventuring, others feel that they have saved me...

Some books makes me want to go adventuring, others feel that they have saved me...

Books do furnish a room.

Books do furnish a room.

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.

Self-help books are making life downright unsafe. Women desperate to catch a man practice all...

Self-help books are making life downright unsafe. Women desperate to catch a man practice all...

A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the...

A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the...

Well, now that he's finished one building, he'll [Le Corbusier] go write four books about...

Well, now that he's finished one building, he'll [Le Corbusier] go write four books about...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

The end of reading is not more books but more life.

The end of reading is not more books but more life.

The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed...

The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed...

Learning hath gained most by those books by which printers have lost.

Learning hath gained most by those books by which printers have lost.

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people...

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people...