Books Quote by Thomas Carlyle

“All that Mankind has done, thought, gained or been is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of Books. They are the chosen…

— Thomas Carlyle

All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.

— Thomas Carlyle

“Magic was well-crafted lies woven into stories no one believed were true, even though they delighted in seeing the convincing falsehood with their own…

— Gwenda Bond

“Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic.”

— Carl Sagan

“Magic will still be here [...] just as it always has been. Even if no one believes it.”

— Madeline Claire Franklin

“The rules of magic, my dear, are best not discussed. For once we understand the illusion, we no longer believe in it.”

— Libba Bray

“I can close the book on this part of our history. I can start a new chapter, but it doesn't matter. because now, the…

— James Patterson

“I thought again what an achievement a book is, a magic box simultaneously holding the presence of the author and the wonders of the…

— Ivan Doig

“I believe in magic. As a writer, I create them on blank paper.”

— Sonnia Kemmer

“Human beings are complicated, thorny, messy things. But those unquantifiable qualities are also what make magic happen.”

— Laszlo Bock

“Magic is all about words and believing. If you believe then anything is possible.”

— Jennifer Loiske

“Books are another kind of magic.”

— G. Lyness