#boo

There are books that one reads over and over again, books that become part of the furniture of one’s mind and alter one’s whole attitude to life, books that one dips into but never reads through, books that one reads at a single sitting and forgets a week later: ↗

— George Orwell

#attitude

Too many books. . . too many fairy tales led him to believe that there was something romantic in being a soldier. ↗

— Elizabeth Nelson

#romantic

It's a good idea to have your own books with you in a strange place ↗

— Cornelia Funke

#idea

I use Facebook quite a lot to keep up with my friends, although I had to delete 'Words With Friends' from my phone because it was wasting too much of my time. ↗

— Joshua Bell

#because #delete #facebook #friends #had

I much prefer working with kids whose life could be completely upended by a reading of a book over a weekend. You give them a book to read - they go home and come back a changed person. And that is so much more interesting and exciting. ↗

— Russell Banks

#book #changed #come #completely #could

And what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation? ↗

— Lewis Carroll

#conversation

People have incredible nerve to do terrible things, but never actually admit to them. ↗

— Henry Mosquera

#fiction #novel #quotes #sleeper-s-run #thriller

I could read the great books but the great books don't interest me. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

#classics #reading #classics

Every book is a great action and every great action is a book! ↗