Books Quote by Mary Jo Putney

“Human contacts have been so highly valued in the past only because reading was not a common accomplishment and because books were scarce and…

— Aldous Huxley

“If only my mother had a book to hold, she wouldn't have looked so lonely. And maybe this was another reason why people read:…

— Brock Clarke

“There was a Wonderful Friend whom i meet when ever in solitude.. He gives me solace & Fun. People call them Books.”

— Lowplex

“ 'Books had always been my best friends and all I wanted to do was lose myself in them, and better yet if the…

— Fae Sutherland

“...Maybe this was another reason why people read: not so that they would feel less lonely, but so that other people would think they…

— Brock Clarke

The point of books is to combat loneliness.

— David Foster Wallace

“Books have been vastly important in my life - as both a reader and a writer. I've learned that the great gift of literature…

— Bob Smith

“The love of books was an instant connection, and a true boon for a girl who tended toward shyness, because it was a source…

— Tessa Dare

Books are solitudes in which we meet.

— Rebecca Solnit

“I cannot have a sufficiency of books. Indeed, I have more than I should... Books give utter delight: they talk with us... and are…

— Francesco Petrarca

“-Books were once cherished belongings of people, that they weren't always just neglected and collecting dust.”

— Barbara Hodgson

“Books make the best ersatz friendships.”

— Nenia Campbell