Unread Quotes

47 quotes by 42 authors

All the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal. ... But with each passing… — Nick Hornby
I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought… — William Saroyan
She thought of the library, so shining white and new; the rows and rows of unread books; the bliss of unhurried sojourns there and of… — Maud Hart Lovelace
I suddenly had a little epiphany: all the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our… — Nick Hornby
Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree? — Christopher Paolini
Each thing I do, I rush through so I can do something else. In such a way do the days pass---a blend of stock car… — Stephen Dobyns
Please be SILENT and LISTEN. I am the SCHOOLMASTER and you are in the CLASSROOM. Just like ELEVEN PLUS TWO equals TWELVE PLUS ONE, And… — Pseudonymous Bosch
An unread book does nobody any good — Brandon Mull
An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page. — Brandon Mull
Read books are far less valuable than unread ones. The library should contain as much of what you do not know as your financial means,… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
the shop owner did not try to push the book on any of her customers. She knew that in the wrong hands such a book… — Nicole Krauss
As the hours crept by, the afternoon sunlight bleached all the books on the shelves to pale, gilded versions of themselves and warmed the paper… — Maggie Stiefvater
Filipinos are not a reading people, and despite the compulsory course on the life and works of Rizal today, from the elementary to the university… — Ambeth R. Ocampo
The unread is always better than the unreadable. — Oscar Wilde
... I feel as though I am shelved. That I have been given the words to the story of my life, but that I have… — J R Ward
Nothing is more impotent than an unread library. — John Waters
â€Ž"Itâ€™s not as if I donâ€™t have anything to read; thereâ€™s a tower of perfectly good unread books next to my bed, not to mention… — Lewis Buzbee
There was that special smell made up of paper, ink, and dust; the busy hush; the endless luxury of thousands of unread books. Best of… — Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The apartment was entirely, was only, for her: a wall of books, both read and unread, all of them dear to her not only in… — Claire Messud
She praised his book and he embraced her from gratitude rather than lust, but she didn't let go. Neither did he. She kissed his cheek,… — Anthony Marra

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