Books are in no hurry. An act of creation is in no hurry; it reads us, it privileges us infinitely. The notion that it is the occasion for our cleverness fills me with baffled bitterness and anger. George Steiner actangerbaffle Change image and share on social
Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out. B. C. Forbes angelbookexpect Change image and share on social
Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them. Samuel Butler bookfreeimprison Change image and share on social
Books are like movies of the mind and it's better to leave Kinsey where she is. Sue Grafton bookkinseyleave Change image and share on social
Books are magic: you never know where they're going to end up. Dan Savage bookendmagic Change image and share on social
Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear. Garson Kanin aloudbookfuture Change image and share on social
Books are mind reading devices; they allow us free access to the thoughts and dreams of people we have never met. Debi Gliori accessbookdevice Change image and share on social
Books are mute as far as sound is concerned. It follows that reading aloud is a combination of two distinct operations, of two 'languages.' It is something far more complex than speaking and reading taken separately by themselves. Maria Montessori aloudbookcombination share on social
Books are my art. The movie is someone else's art. But it's great marketing for books. Barry Eisler artbookgreat Change image and share on social