Book Quote by Jules Verne

We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to…

— Jules Verne

Some books accrete things to themselves like a magnet. The writer risks sterility by subjecting the mysterious power of imagination to the devices of…

— John Clellon Holmes

“we should not judge our books by their covers, and that some books exist between covers that are perfectly people-shaped.)”

— Ray Bradbury

“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

“So we may use our books to form a barricade against the world, interweaving their words with our own to ward off the heat…

— Peter Ackroyd

“Great books are weighted and measured by their style and matter, and not the trimmings and shadings of their grammar.”

— Mark Twain

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

— Mouloud Benzadi

“Sometimes there is no chemistry between writer and reader, so - give up. Not all books are meant to be read.”

— My mother

“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

“Reading good books is like engaging in conversation with the most cultivated minds of past centuries who had composed them, or rather, taking part…

— René Descartes

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

— Christopher Paolini

“Books are personal, passionate. They stir emotions and spark thought in a manner all their own, and I'm convinced that the shattered world has…

— Frank Bruni