Books Quote by William Shakespeare

Knowing I lov'd my books, he furnish'd me From mine own library with volumes that I prize above my dukedom.

— William Shakespeare

My father gave me free run of his library. When I think of my boyhood, I think in terms of the books I read.

— Jorge Luis Borges

Of all things I liked books best. My father had a large library and whenever I could manage I tried to satisfy my passion…

— Nikola Tesla

Me, poor man, my library Was dukedom large enough.

— William Shakespeare

My library was dukedom large enough.

— William Shakespeare

books have been my greatest comfort, castle-building a never-failing delight, and scribbling a very profitable amusement.

— Louisa May Alcott

Books, indeed, were his sole luxuries

— Edgar Allan Poe

And my father always took me to the library. We were both book addicts.

— Cornelia Funke

The library furnished our dreams, helped us shape our ambitions, made up people of books and ideas and grand designs.

— Anne Rice

My love of books - not just of their tactile pleasures but of their astonishing variety - was born in a book-filled house; my…

— Julia Glass

Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.

— Michael Caine

I've never received a dollar royalty to any of my books because I feel, as a slave everything that I have is a gift…

— Bill Bright