#book

I am simply a 'book drunkard.' Books have the same irresistible temptation for me that liquor has for its devotee. I cannot withstand them. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#temptation

Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. People who are fond of books know the feeling of irritation which sweeps over them at such a moment. The temptation to be unreasonable and snappish is one not easy to manage. "It makes me feel as if something had hit me," Sara had told Ermengarde once in confidence. "And as if I want to hit back. I have to remember things quickly to keep from saying something ill-tempered. ↗

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

#temptation

Doctor Who: You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself! (from Tooth and Claw in Season 2) ↗

— Russell T. Davies

#knowledge #reading #weapons #knowledge

If your library is not "unsafe," it probably isn't doing its job. ↗

— John Berry

#libraries #library #reading #job

I feel as if I had opened a book and found roses of yesterday sweet and fragrant, between its leaves. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#memory #roses #l-m-montgomery

Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings. ↗

— Heinrich Heine

#censorship #censorship

Good books make you ask questions. Bad readers want everything answered. ↗

— Scott Westerfeld

#questions #read #twitter #twitter

Lolita is famous, not I. I am an obscure, doubly obscure, novelist with an unpronounceable name. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#fame #lolita #names #obscure #writers

And so I'm me again, Leo. Thanks to the example of a five-year-old. I'm hoping you wouldn't want it any other way. Not that you weren't flattered, right? I mean, to have a girl two thousand miles away going to pieces over you, weeping at the mere memory of you, losing her appetite, losing herself and self-respect - well, that's trophy enough for any guy's ego, huh? ↗

— Jerry Spinelli

#stargirl #respect

History proves there is no better advertisement for a book than to condemn it for obscenity. ↗

— Holbrook Jackson

#censorship #censorship