Art Quote by Gary D. Schmidt

A book is a device to ignite the imagination.

— Alan Bennett

Books have a vital place in our culture. They are the source of ideas, of stories that engage and stretch the imagination and most…

— Sara Sheridan

Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.

— Gary Wolf

Books aren't just made of papers, pages and words. They're made of hopes, dreams and possibilities.

— Anonymous

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking.

— Christopher Morley

“Of all books printed, probably not more than half are ever read. Many are embalmed in public libraries; many go into private quarters to…

— Flora Haines Loughead

There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

— Ray Bradbury

Burning books is not as grave as burning people, because books, contrary to men, are not unique and ideas are fireproof!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

— George William Curtis

“What we find in books is like the fire in our hearths. We fetch it from our neighbors, we kindle it at home, we…

— Voltaire

My books are inert as cordwood till a reader's imagination ignites one and an old flame jumps to life.

— David James Duncan

“Books are Windows of Enchantment - through them we can see - the moving spectacle of life: the farce, the tragedy. Every book a…

— Patience Strong