book quotes about life

Books are important for the mind, heart, and soul. But don't take it from us: These quotes about reading speak for themselves

Charlie Taylor Woman Reading

One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time. Books

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors

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When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young

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“I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them

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It wasn't until I started reading and found books they wouldn't let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.

Books are important for the mind, heart, and soul. But don't take it from us: These quotes about reading speak for themselves

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors

When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young

“I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them

It wasn't until I started reading and found books they wouldn't let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.

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