Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves. Jeremy Collier bookburdensolitude Change image and share on social
Books teach children to see the world through the eyes of others and empathise with others. It's about the story. Malorie Blackman bookchildempathise Change image and share on social
Books that change you, even later in life, give you a kind of electrical shock as the world takes a different shape. A. S. Byatt bookchangeelectrical Change image and share on social
Books that distribute things... with as daring a freedom as we use in dreams, put us on our feet again. Marsilio Ficino bookdaredistribute Change image and share on social
Books that do a tenth of what Left Behind has done are smashing successes. Jerry B. Jenkins bookleavesmash Change image and share on social
Books that have become classics - books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal - always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay. Thomas Bailey Aldrich agebookcaptain share on social
Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world. Michael Morpurgo bookkidread Change image and share on social
Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all. Samuel Johnson bookcarryfire Change image and share on social
Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant. Lawrence Clark Powell bookconstantdefense Change image and share on social
