#book

I've never met a bug that hasn't made me jump. ↗

— Denise Dowling Mortensen

#kids-books #picture-books #humor

Betsy returned to her chair, took off her coat and hat, opened her book and forgot the world again. ↗

— Maud Hart Lovelace

#escape #imagination #libraries #library #reading

Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they'll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back. ↗

— John Green

#love

What is reading but silent conversation. ↗

— Walter Savage Landor

#introspection #reading #introspection

Some things are just like riding a bicycle; you jump on, pedal, and hope you don’t fall. ↗

— Henry Mosquera

#book #fiction #novel #political #quotes

What amazes me is that most days feel useless. I don't seem to accomplish anything-just a few pages, most of which don't seem very good. Yet, when I put all those wasted days together, I somehow end up with a book of which I'm very proud. ↗

— Louis Sachar

#writing #accomplishments

A strong man does not succumb to pressures, he knows that without pressures he will not find pleasures and so he will not be made. ↗

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

#book-reading #gifts #greatnesstness #jaachynma #nobility

It was like walking into a treasure trove of books, hoarded by pirate librarians. ↗

— Pseudonymous Bosch

#librarian #pirate #secret #treasure #librarians

Readers are bullied in schoolyards and in locker-rooms as much as in government offices and prisons. ↗

— Alberto Manguel

#books #readers #reading #bullying

He helped the Librarian up. There was a red glow in the ape's eyes. It had tried to steal his books. This was probably the best proof any wizard could require that the trolleys were brainless. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#libraries #theft #librarians