--- title: "32 Books Better Quotes by 32 authors" description: "Browse 32 Books Better quotes by 32 authors. Discover the best Books Better sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/george-r-r-martin-2-926_book_sleep-is-good-he-said-and-books-are-bett_1737632.jpg" --- > [Sleep is good, he said, And books are better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/sleep-is-good-he-said-and-books-are-better/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/george-r-r-martin-2-926_book_sleep-is-good-he-said-and-books-are-bett_1737632.jpg) > [...books were better than travel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pseudonymous-bosch/books-were-better-than-travel/) [Pseudonymous Bosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pseudonymous-bosch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/pseudonymous-bosch-12540_better_books-were-better-than-travel-821998_821998.png) > [I like books better than People.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie/i-like-books-better-than-people/) [Richie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/richie-1917_books_i-like-books-better-than-people-2003864_2003864.jpg) > [“Books are much better companions to me than people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakesh-satyal/books-are-much-better-companions-to-me-than-people/) [Rakesh Satyal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakesh-satyal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/rakesh-satyal-53756_better_books-are-much-better-companions-to-me-t_694318.jpg) > [“BIG books are better.  There, I said it and it's true . ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-e-goodrich/big-books-are-better-there-i-said-it-and-it-s-true/) [Richelle E. Goodrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-e-goodrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/richelle-e-goodrich-180_big-book_big-books-are-better-there-i-said-it-and_926932.jpg) > [Books are a better investment in our future than bullets. Books, not bullets, will pave the path towards peace and prosperity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/books-are-a-better-investment-in-our-future-than-bullets-books-not/) [Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/malala-yousafzai-808_book_books-are-a-better-investment-in-our-fut_2532304.png) > [Books are better than movies because you design the set the way you want it to look.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/books-are-better-than-movies-because-you-design-the-set-the-way-you/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/573/trent-reznor-1853_book_books-are-better-than-movies-because-you_2094340.jpg) > [Right now, we're living in an ugly chapter of our lives, but books always get better!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/right-now-we-re-living-in-an-ugly-chapter-of-our-lives-but-books/) [Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/chris-colfer-1370_better_right-now-we-re-living-in-an-ugly-chapte_476087.png) > [“Everyone knows that books are better than life! That's why they're books!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shainee-gabel/everyone-knows-that-books-are-better-than-life-that-s-why-they-re/) [Shainee Gabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shainee-gabel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/shainee-gabel-277275_better_everyone-knows-that-books-are-better-tha_2947449.jpg) > [I have said repeatedly that in this country we track library books better than we do sex offenders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foley/i-have-said-repeatedly-that-in-this-country-we-track-library-books/) [Mark Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/mark-foley-26924_book_i-have-said-repeatedly-that-in-this-coun_1632950.jpg) > [“I like Mr. Dickens’ books much better than yours, Papa. Said one of Thackeray’s daughters.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-markson/i-like-mr-dickens-books-much-better-than-yours-papa-said-one-of/) [David Markson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-markson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a56/david-markson-10450_books_i-like-mr-dickens-books-much-better-than_2585298.png) > [“If You don't read good books, then you are no better than an unlettered Man”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/if-you-don-t-read-good-books-then-you-are-no-better-than-an/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83a/mark-twain-22_books_if-you-don-t-read-good-books-then-you-ar_1806423.png) > [They like my books better in England than in France; a translation would be very successful there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-proust/they-like-my-books-better-in-england-than-in-france-a-translation/) [Marcel Proust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcel-proust/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9d/marcel-proust-114_book_they-like-my-books-better-in-england-tha_2043733.jpg) > [I think my books are better than my exhibitions. If people don't like my books then I don't mind. I guess you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-think-my-books-are-better-than-my-exhibitions-if-people-don-t-like/) [David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/david-shrigley-23041_book_i-think-my-books-are-better-than-my-exhi_2032948.jpg) > [Books are better friends than people at times. They do not threaten you, unless that feeling means you're anticipating the next event.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-limn/books-are-better-friends-than-people-at-times-they-do-not-threaten/) [Jeremy Limn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-limn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfa/jeremy-limn-301_book_books-are-better-friends-than-people-at_472640.jpg) > [“Because there is a belief that once you begin to open books, you will become a better person. It is Pandora's box,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/because-there-is-a-belief-that-once-you-begin-to-open-books-you-will/) [Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/779/don-borchert-44534_better-person_because-there-is-a-belief-that-once-you_1662178.jpg) > [“There’s nothing I need or want to know from the writers I admire that isn’t in their books. It’s better to read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-irving/there-s-nothing-i-need-or-want-to-know-from-the-writers-i-admire-that/) [John Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-irving/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/john-irving-337_book_there-s-nothing-i-need-or-want-to-know-f_964644.png) > [My books are better thought about than read. They're insanely dull and unreadable.But they're wonderful to talk about and think about, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-goldsmith/my-books-are-better-thought-about-than-read-they-re-insanely-dull-and/) [Kenneth Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ad/kenneth-goldsmith-15276_book_my-books-are-better-thought-about-than-r_297816.jpg) > [There are a lot of books about how to get organized and a lot of books about how to be better and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/there-are-a-lot-of-books-about-how-to-get-organized-and-a-lot-of/) [Daniel Levitin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-levitin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/daniel-levitin-2988_better_there-are-a-lot-of-books-about-how-to-ge_2687233.png) > [Books are almost always better than the movies made from them, because there are things books do well and things movies do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/books-are-almost-always-better-than-the-movies-made-from-them-because/) [Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/bill-watterson-728_animation_books-are-almost-always-better-than-the_226974.png) > [“I shake my head. "Not my kind of scene. I'd rather be home with my book boyfriend." "I'll never get what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-torella/i-shake-my-head-not-my-kind-of-scene-i-d-rather-be-home-with-my-book/) [Danielle Torella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-torella/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/danielle-torella-230550_book-boyfriends_i-shake-my-head-not-my-kind-of-scene-i-d_1982465.jpg) > [I was a semiotics major at Brown, and there's this idea that stories are better, books are better, and movies are better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ira-glass/i-was-a-semiotics-major-at-brown-and-there-s-this-idea-that-stories/) [Ira Glass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ira-glass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0c/ira-glass-2464_actually_i-was-a-semiotics-major-at-brown-and-the_3122553.jpg) > [“Only because books are better than people, Father. ... Because they are masters who instruct without a rod. If you approach them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-jinks/only-because-books-are-better-than-people-father-because-they-are/) [Catherine Jinks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-jinks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/catherine-jinks-25997_better_only-because-books-are-better-than-peopl_2284040.jpg) > [“To me, nothing can be more important than giving children books, It's better to be giving books to children than drug treatment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fran-lebowitz/to-me-nothing-can-be-more-important-than-giving-children-books-it-s/) [Fran Lebowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fran-lebowitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/fran-lebowitz-690_books_to-me-nothing-can-be-more-important-than_566108.jpg) > [“Books are ALWAYS better than movies! They are ready when you are. You are a participant and not a mere observer. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-leonarz/books-are-always-better-than-movies-they-are-ready-when-you-are-you/) [John Leonarz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-leonarz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/john-leonarz-249399_book_books-are-always-better-than-movies-they_2827501.jpg) > [But I too hate long books: the better, the worse. If they're bad they merely make me pant with the effort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/but-i-too-hate-long-books-the-better-the-worse-if-they-re-bad-they/) [Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/vikram-seth-4208_bears_but-i-too-hate-long-books-the-better-the_958219.jpg) > [It is so very easy and so very pleasant, too, to read only books which lead to nothing, light and interesting books,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-is-so-very-easy-and-so-very-pleasant-too-to-read-only-books-which/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/anonymous-1_book_it-is-so-very-easy-and-so-very-pleasant_2414152.jpg) > [“Last month I was banging on about how books were better than anything—-how just about any decent book you picked would beat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-hornby/last-month-i-was-banging-on-about-how-books-were-better-than-anything/) [Nick Hornby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-hornby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/nick-hornby-325_book_last-month-i-was-banging-on-about-how-bo_738009.png) > [So I kept reading, just to stay alive. In fact, I'd read two or three books at the same time, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-acito/so-i-kept-reading-just-to-stay-alive-in-fact-i-d-read-two-or-three/) [Marc Acito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-acito/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/897/marc-acito-46424_alive_so-i-kept-reading-just-to-stay-alive-in_1948830.png) > [“Books are better than television, the internet, or the computer for educating and maintaining freedom. Books matter because they state ideas and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-demille/books-are-better-than-television-the-internet-or-the-computer-for/) [Oliver DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-demille/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/oliver-demille-10552_attention-span_books-are-better-than-television-the-int_466588.jpg) > [Heroes in books should be so much better than heroes got up for the world's common wear and tear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-trollope/heroes-in-books-should-be-so-much-better-than-heroes-got-up-for-the/) [Anthony Trollope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-trollope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/anthony-trollope-611_book_heroes-in-books-should-be-so-much-better_153268.jpg) > [“People need books for a better life. Books are a way of self-nurturing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/love-the-stacks-bookstore/people-need-books-for-a-better-life-books-are-a-way-of-self-nurturing/) [Love The Stacks Bookstore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/love-the-stacks-bookstore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/love-the-stacks-bookstore-1590_better-life_people-need-books-for-a-better-life-book_2384345.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books-better/#itemlist", "name": "Books Better Quotes", "numberOfItems": 32, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sleep is good, he said, And books are better.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George R. R. 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