Book Quote by David Shields

“A books should teach us to enjoy life, or to endure it.”

— Samuel Johnson

“The novels we read allow us to encounter possible persons, visions of ourselves that we would never see, never permit ourselves to become, in…

— Thomas C. Foster

“The novels we read allow us to encounter possible persons, versions of ourselves hat we would never see, never permit ourselves to see, never…

— Thomas C. Foster

“Books are one thing I love above all else. In a story, I can become anyone, travel any place. In those pages lives my…

— Sherry D. Ficklin

“The books I like the best are those That give us more than what they say -- They simply open countless doors Through which…

— Rebecca McCann

“A book can be an escape from the house.”

— Dore Ashton

That's what Samuel Johnson said: "Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a passage which you think particularly fine, strike it out."

— Nick Laird

“There is no other escape like a book. Reading expands your mind and opens your world to a myriad of possibilities.”

— Fran Veal

“The books we need are of the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that makes us suffer like the death of someone…

— Franz Kafka

“Except a living man there is nothing more wonderful than a book. A message to us from the dead - from human souls we…

— Charles Kingsley

“novels have the power to transport you into another existence, and see the world from a different point of view.”

— Ella Berthoud

“Every time you think of escaping mentally or physically, grab the book that lies inches away from your heart.”

— Muna Adnan Naqi