“I have a household of good books, and reading tends to take for me the place of experience—or rather to become itself… — Henry James Copy Share Image
Red Hook Road made me happy, and happy to be alive. It took me out of my home on the coast of… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
You must get into the habit of looking intensely at words, and assuring yourself of their meaning, syllable by syllable-nay, letter by… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“This is the testimony of all the good books, sermons, hymns, and memoirs I read--that God's ways are infinitely perfect; that we… — Elizabeth Prentiss Copy Share Image
“I’m thirty-four years old and prefer to sit at home with a good book than go out and party.” — Susan Stoker Copy Share Image
“A faithful woman looks to the spring, a good book, perfume, earthquakes, and divine revelation for the experience others find in a… — Jean Giraudoux Copy Share Image
…* to learn that money makes life smooth in some ways, and to feel how tight and threadbare life is if you… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter that your painting is small. Kopecks are also small, but when a lot are put together they make a… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
I was raised on the good book Jesus Till I read between the lines Now I don't believe I ever wanna see… — Laura Nyro Copy Share Image
“A favorite song or tune may stay on your mind for hours. A good book will stay on your mind until you… — F. Haywood Glenn Copy Share Image
“We’re all living in the shadow of that infamous icon, “The Proverbs 31 Woman,” whose life is so busy I wonder, when… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
Reading a book, for me at least, is like traveling in someone else's world. If it's a good book, then you feel… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
The truth is that even big collections of ordinary books distort space, as can readily be proved by anyone who has been… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
As for literature – to introduce children to literature is to install them in a very rich and glorious kingdom, to bring… — Charlotte Mason Copy Share Image
“The words of a good book may be profuse, but the words of a good poem are profound.” — Gregory John Copy Share Image
I checked to see if there'd been a really good book published in the last few decades. Then I started with what… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
“The sign of a good book is that it entertains you. The sign of a great book is that it changes you.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“I'm not difficult," Violet said. "I'm simple. I like good books and clever conversation and being left alone much of the time.… — Courtney Milan Copy Share Image
There's so many good books, but I'm always like, "I'm sorry, I have five more Faulkners to read, I can't be bothered."… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
“freak the mighty is the best book I ever read so I recommend it to anyone who likes good books that have… — Rodman Philbrick Copy Share Image
I like Jo Nesbo and Hakan Nesser. There are so many good books in the world. I don't want to spend time… — Maj Sjowall Copy Share Image