Books Quote by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites.

— Lord Acton

“Few pleasures, for the true reader, rival the pleasure of browsing unhurriedly among books: old books, new books, library books, other people's books, one's…

— Aidan Chambers

Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.

— Anonymous

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all

— Henry David Thoreau

I don't want everyone to read anything; I like us all reading different books.

— Penn Jillette

“Never force yourself to read a book that you do not enjoy. There are so many good books in the world that it is…

— Atwood H. Townsend

With books at least, the best experiences are not when you find what you were looking for, but when something quite different finds you,…

— Tim Parks

A truly good book attracts very little favor to itself. It is so true that it teaches me better than to read it. I…

— Henry David Thoreau

I have so many books that are sitting around half-read.

— Colman Domingo

My criteria for what makes a book an official 'favorite,' is based almost entirely on how desperately I don't want the story to end.

— Barbara Park

Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime. A…

— David Quammen

While in the middle of writing a book, I have a hard time reading other books for pleasure.

— Stephen J. Dubner