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title: "24 World Book Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 24 World Book quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best World Book sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Happy World Book Day!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/world-book-day/happy-world-book-day/)

[World Book Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/world-book-day/)

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> [If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasper-fforde/if-the-real-world-were-a-book-it-would-never-find-a-publisher-2/)

[Jasper Fforde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasper-fforde/)

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> [I'm smart in my own world. I'm not a book-smart guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-bargatze/i-m-smart-in-my-own-world-i-m-not-a-book-smart-guy/)

[Nate Bargatze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-bargatze/)

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> [The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-world-is-a-book-and-those-who-do-not-travel-read-only-a-page/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“The world is a book, and he who does not travel reads only a page.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-augustine-2/the-world-is-a-book-and-he-who-does-not-travel-reads-only-a-page/)

[St Augustine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-augustine-2/)

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> [“The world is a book, and those who don't travel only read one page.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-augustine-2/the-world-is-a-book-and-those-who-don-t-travel-only-read-one-page/)

[St Augustine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-augustine-2/)

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> [“The World is a book and those who do not travel read only a page' St. Augustine of Hippo”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-joseph/the-world-is-a-book-and-those-who-do-not-travel-read-only-a-page-st/)

[Monica Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-joseph/)

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> [The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-world-is-a-book-and-those-who-do-not-travel-read-only-one-page/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [The world is a book. Some words stand out from the page.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-carey/the-world-is-a-book-some-words-stand-out-from-the-page/)

[Mike Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-carey/)

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> [I have loved books all my life. There is nothing more beautiful in our material world than the book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/i-have-loved-books-all-my-life-there-is-nothing-more-beautiful-in-our/)

[Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/)

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> [“She loved to return to the world of the book, a workd in which people were willing to let go of everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-morton/she-loved-to-return-to-the-world-of-the-book-a-workd-in-which-people/)

[Brian Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-morton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/995/brian-morton-16723_book_she-loved-to-return-to-the-world-of-the_838813.png)

> [One of the joys of a really good book is that you're so into the world of the book, you forget what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-yancey/one-of-the-joys-of-a-really-good-book-is-that-you-re-so-into-the/)

[Rick Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-yancey/)

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> [“Jedes Geschöpf der Welt ist uns gleichsam ein Buch und Gemälde und Spiegel. (Every creature of the world is to us at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-eco/jedes-gesch-pf-der-welt-ist-uns-gleichsam-ein-buch-und-gem-lde-und/)

[Umberto Eco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-eco/)

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> [In 2011, 'Yourself in the World,' a book of my writings and interviews, was published in conjunction with a retrospective of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ligon/in-2011-yourself-in-the-world-a-book-of-my-writings-and-interviews/)

[Glenn Ligon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ligon/)

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> [There are plenty of reasons not to put up with the world as it is, and if the book has any kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jos-saramago/there-are-plenty-of-reasons-not-to-put-up-with-the-world-as-it-is-and/)

[Jose Saramago](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jos-saramago/)

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> [A book can change the world... Every book a child reads creates new neurons in that child's brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-french/a-book-can-change-the-world-every-book-a-child-reads-creates-new/)

[Jackie French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-french/)

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> [The world is the book of women. Whatever knowledge they may possess is more commonly acquired by observation than by reading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-jacques-rousseau/the-world-is-the-book-of-women-whatever-knowledge-they-may-possess-is/)

[Jean-Jacques Rousseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-jacques-rousseau/)

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> [“The world is a book of many pages waiting to be read. The self is a library of ancient tomes written in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-v-diehl/the-world-is-a-book-of-many-pages-waiting-to-be-read-the-self-is-a/)

[Gregory V. Diehl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-v-diehl/)

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> [“I worked for Marshall Field. That’s the World Book Company. And it was straight, up and down the line. No trade-ins, no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-murphy/i-worked-for-marshall-field-that-s-the-world-book-company-and-it-was/)

[James W. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-murphy/)

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> [If the world is a book, are you the hero, or just a walk-on part?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/if-the-world-is-a-book-are-you-the-hero-or-just-a-walk-on-part/)

[K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/)

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> [Dollar for dollar there is no better investment in the world than a book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/dollar-for-dollar-there-is-no-better-investment-in-the-world-than-a/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

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> [“The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a part.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-world-is-a-book-and-those-who-do-not-travel-read-only-a-part/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [When you publish a book, it's the world's book. The world edits it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-roth/when-you-publish-a-book-it-s-the-world-s-book-the-world-edits-it/)

[Philip Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-roth/)

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> [“The world is a book and those who stay at home read only a page.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-covey/the-world-is-a-book-and-those-who-stay-at-home-read-only-a-page/)

[Sean Covey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-covey/)

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