Book Quote by Anthony Marra

“...a book is a delicate friend, a white bird, an exquisite being, afraid of water. Darling things! Afraid of water, of fire, They shiver…

— Tatyana Tolstaya

“The library at home when she was child had been her refuge. She gravitated to it. When she was anxious, just taking a book…

— M.J. Rose

“Books bombarded his shoulders, his arms, his upturned face. A book lit, almost obediently, like a white pigeon, in his hands, wings fluttering.”

— Ray Bradbury

“A book lay overturned on the floor beside the bed, its hard cover collecting dust. Great Expectations.”

— Jaime Jo Wright

“Behind the counter, I slouched on my stool in the sun and sucked up the summer as If I could hold every drop of…

— Maggie Stiefvater

“Books are like eggs. Somethings you have to crack them open to get anything out.”

— Clifton L. Taulbert

“It may sound dorky, but I love books- the feel of the paper, the old musty smell, & especially the way the words roll…

— Cheryl Renee Herbsman

“There was nothing like the smell of books, particularly old books—that magical combination of oaky aged paper, the rich robustness of leather, the silkiness…

— H.Y. Hanna

“I held it close to my face and smelled the ink. I have always loved the smell of ink in a new book.”

— Chaim Potok

“To my amazement, miraculously, the lid suddenly loosened and slid all the way open, revealing its hidden cargo: A stack of small paper booklets.…

— Syrie James

“I like to be around all these books. It’s like having a million friends, wrapped in paper and scrawled in ink.”

— Melissa Grey

“A book unopened alters not the ink on its pages. What is there is there.”

— J.R. Ward