Book Quote by Sydney Smith

“No furniture is so charming as books, even if you never open them or read a single word.”

— Sydney Smith

I'm the type of bloke who gets a flatpack cabinet from Ikea, puts it together without reading the instructions, then gets the drill out…

— John Bishop

I don't care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.

— Anonymous

I think being raised within a Mexican Catholic family made magical realism a very natural part of who I am as a person and…

— Daniel Olivas

If you wish to be a lawyer, attach no consequence to the place you are in, or the person you are with; but get…

— Abraham Lincoln

“Owning a book is a third of the goal. The others are actually reading it and applying it.”

— Israel Wayne

I liked climbing trees and could often be found up one reading a book. I played games with Dad and drew maps for him…

— Rhianna Pratchett

There were books everywhere in my house. Books were very present. I just loved books. I never understood reading as anything but a pleasurable…

— Lisa Lucas

A great read; an exciting, frightening account of organized crime today. But like all important works of nonfiction, it goes further… This book is…

— Le Ly Hayslip

When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls.

— John Berger

Love of books is the best of all.

— Jackie Kennedy

Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.

— Mary Ann Shaffer