Desire for books, desire to read.

“The truth is heavier than a sword.”

— Naiyem Chowdhury Rony

“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.”

— Kevin Ansbro

“Book Bans Are Dumb (Sonnet 1587) Book bans are dumb, It makes the mind numb. If banning books were justice, Middle ages would've been…

— Abhijit Naskar

“Time flies but books are timeless...”

— Nanette L. Avery

“Those that spend the greater part of their time in reading or writing books are, of course, apt to take rather particular notice of…

— M.R. James

“Only a book is enough to change the course of your life.”

— Aman Jassal

“I am a passionate reader. New interested books keep adding on my reading list. My wildest dream is to complete reading all the books.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Reading a SoHo restaurant review in the New York Times for me is like reading Fifty Shades of Gravy. By the end of it,…

— Kim Lee

“Without moving, you walk through lands you imagine you can see, and your thoughts, weaving in and out of the story, delight in the…

— Gustave Flaubert

“She sighed and looked at him sympathetically. 'Cool flame tricks aside, there's no competition.' He lifted his eyebrow. 'Library wins?' 'Every single time.”

— Elizabeth Hunter

“I sentimenti si imprimono nei luoghi dove li abbiamo vissuti.”

— Vanessa Vescera

“Reality doesn’t always give us the life that we desire, but we can always find what we desire between the pages of books.”

— Adelise M. Cullens

“He was a far more voracious reader than me, but he made it a rule to never touch a book by any author who…

— Haruki Murakami

“There’s a vast underground network for goodness at work in this world—a web of people who’ve put reading at the center of their lives…

— George Saunders

“That's right I am a book kisser. Maybe that's kind of perverted or maybe it's just romantic and highly intelligent.”

— Sherman Alexie