Books Quote by Alexis Lykiard

“This idea that the buying, or even the reading, of books is an expensive hobby and beyond the reach of the average person is…

— George Orwell

“A book is tremendously important. Nobody ever paid for the price of a book, they only paid for the printing”

— Anonymous

“When I have money, I invest in buying books. My personal development by reading these books is my greatest pleasure.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Books are essential nourishment to the mind.”

— Joanna Davidson Politano

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If you wish to draw profit, read with humility, simplicity, and faith, and never with the design of gaining a reputation for learning.”

— Thomas à Kempis

“Who are these people who think a book comes with a guarantee that they will like it?”

— Gabrielle Zevin

“I cannot have a sufficiency of books. Indeed, I have more than I should... Books give utter delight: they talk with us... and are…

— Francesco Petrarca

“People need books for a better life. Books are a way of self-nurturing.”

— Love The Stacks Bookstore

“Every reader writes the book he or she reads, supplying what isn't there, and that creative invention becomes the book.”

— Siri Hustvedt

“Owning a book is a third of the goal. The others are actually reading it and applying it.”

— Israel Wayne

“Books of value are just like people of value-they try only to elevate others, to help them to rise and to grow.”

— Victor J. Banis