Book Quote by Victor Hugo

“few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“And as is often the case, the people who would benefit the most from reading a book like this are the ones least likely…

— Susan C. Young

“Books are essential nourishment to the mind.”

— Joanna Davidson Politano

“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

“Distrust the book which reads too easily because such writing appeals more to the senses than to the intellect. Hard reading exercises the mind.”

— John P. Marquand

“One can't be irredeemable who shows reverence for books.”

— Laini Taylor

“As we passed his table, I saw that the device that imprisoned the book was clever but wicked-looking, as though the critic were holding…

— Dean Koontz

“To whom shall I offer this book, young and sprightly, Neat, polished, wide-margined, and finished politely? To you, my Cornelius, whose learning pedantic, Has…

— Gaius Valerius Catullus

“The object of all good literature is to purge the soul of its petty troubles.”

— P.G. Wodehouse

“If nothing else, books are conversations from beyond the grave. Am I anything at all, Reader, besides this manuscript you hold?”

— Daniel Kraus

“This book will bring little joy to the reader.”

— Annemarie Schwarzenbach

“So long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless.”

— Victor Hugo