Books Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The best books act like a powerful drug--they take you out of your own head into experiences, emotions and settings a million miles away.”

— Anonymous-9

There are books . . . which rank in our life with parents and lovers and passionate experiences.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Books have the profound capacity to stay with us for the rest of our lives. That´s why I love them!!”

— Sofia Camara

“It is remarkable, the character of the pleasure we derive from the best books. They impress us with the conviction, that one nature wrote…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Books have a way of finding their way into our lives, usually, right when we need them the most.”

— Richard Denney

“I try to write the books I would love to come upon, that are honest, concerned with real lives, human hearts, spiritual transformation, families,…

— Anne Lamott

“Books are the immortality of the race, the father and mother of most that is worth while cherishing in our hearts. To spread good…

— Christopher Morley

“Books are the greatest treasure of wisdom and knowledge for mankind.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Books nurtured, guided and comforted me as a child. Books were my substitute parents and teachers, when the adults in my life failed me.”

— Anthon St. Maarten

“Books are medicine for the soul. They heal the eternal parts of a person.”

— Loretta Lost

“It is remarkable, the character of the pleasure we derive from the best books.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We trust to novels to train us in the practice of great indignations and great generositie.”

— Henry James