The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest (people) of the past centuries.
– Descartes
In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.
Mortimer J. Adler
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
Jane Austen
Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.
