Book Quote by Charles Dickens

No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.

— Charles Dickens

“That was one thing about books: once you read them they couldn’t be unread.”

— Lev Grossman

“and he glanced at the backs of the books, with an awakened curiosity that went below the binding. No one who can read, ever…

— Charles Dickens

“Write the book you wish you could find on the shelf but can't.”

— Maggie Stiefvater

“Unread books are like unopened doors.”

— Thomas F. Shubnell

“People aren't like books. You can't set them on a shelf and expect them to stay there.”

— Bailey Nadeen

“Those who say they hate reading are those who haven't found the right book.”

— Ryan J. Alls

“It is strange that there should be so little reading in the world, and so much writing. People in general do not willingly read,…

— Samuel Johnson

“Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf”

— Christopher Paolini

“Books, including those written by famous authors, may sit unread on forgotten shelves, attracting dust rather than readers’ attention.”

— Mouloud Benzadi

“Book should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?”

— Christopher Paolini

“The ultimate function of a book, however, is to be read, not to be looked or picked at.”

— Danis Rose and John O'Hanlon. Afterword to The Restored Finnegans Wake