#book

It is books that teach us to refine our pleasures when young, and to recall them with satisfaction when we are old. ↗

— Leigh Hunt

#old #our #pleasures #recall #refine

I love to both give and receive very old books. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#both #give #i #i love #love

Many of you might already recognize me as the guy in the question-mark suits appearing in the late night TV commercials and on the cover of educational books and CDs. ↗

— Matthew Lesko

#appearing #books #cds #commercials #cover

All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book. ↗

— David Livingstone

#book #christ #divine #his #i

Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you. ↗

— Harold Bloom

#solitude #pleasure

For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right to deprive future generations of a past that belongs to our collective memory. To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time. ↗

— Elie Wiesel

#history #philosophy #duty

I was thinking, "So, I’m Emperor, am I? What nonsense! But at least I'll be able to make people read my books now. ↗

— Robert Graves

#claudius #emperor #robert-graves #roman #roman

I have a realistic grasp of my own strengths and weaknesses. My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind… and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. That’s why I read so much, Jon Snow. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#intellect #reading #strength #tyrion-lannister #intellect

Who learns most from a good book is the author. ↗

— Jose Bergamin

#book #good #good book #learns #most

A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

#better #book #egypt #even #got