Books Quote by Anonymous

I am rather more apt to read old books than new ones.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Old books, you know well, are books of the world's youth, and new books are the fruits of its age.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

— Samuel Butler

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.

— Anonymous

It can happen that a book, unlike its authors, grows younger as the years pass.

— John Berger

“The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them.”

— Samuel Butler

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

— Winston Churchill

It is the nature of those books we call classics to wait patiently on the shelf for us to grow into them.

— Erica Jong

I prefer old books and find them more relevant. I dislike new books. It's like drinking wine that's not ready.

— Jonathan Lethem

Every 10 years you're a different person, and the really great books evolve with you as you get older. They're full of new rewards.

— Martin Amis

Each new book that comes out kind of pulls up the old ones a little bit.

— Bryan Lee O'Malley

Never read a book that is not a year old.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson