Book Quote by Anonymous

The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read…

— Oliver Goldsmith

A new book is like a friend that I have yet to meet

— Abraham Lincoln

A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.

— Benjamin Disraeli

“And yet rereading a book can often be a more significant, dramatic, and, yes, new experience than encountering an unfamiliar work.”

— Alan Jacobs

I do reread, kind of obsessively, partly for the surprise of how the same book reads at a different point in life, and partly…

— Elizabeth Strout

When I take up a book I have read before, I know what to expect; the satisfaction is not lessened by being anticipated. I…

— William Hazlitt

One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.

— Rachel Field

I am becoming increasingly difficult to please as a reader, but I adore being surprised by a really wonderful book, written by someone I've…

— Alexandra Fuller

When a new book appears one should read an old one.

— Winston Churchill

“A good book not only entertains you, but also informs you. And when you finish reading it,you feel as if you have lost a…

— Irish Argo

Books have always been living things to me. Some of my encounters with new authors have changed my life a little. When I have…

— Liv Ullmann

“It only takes one minute to find a really good book, but it can give you a lifetime of memories when you read a…

— Nahisha McCoy