#books

The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just. ↗

For books are more than books, they are the life The very heart and core of ages past, The reason why men lived and worked and died, The essence and quintessence of their lives. ↗

— Amy Lowell

#poetry #age

Books are many things: lullabies for the weary, ointment for the wounded, armour for the fearful and nests for those in need of a home. ↗

— Glenda Millard

#home

The coverlet warmed her legs. The firelight wobbled over the pages. Maelyn sank into the world the words wrapped around her, hushing everything that hurt, and seeping tranquility right down to her toes. She was home. ↗

— Anita Valle

#reading #home

In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else, most people might think that's just really bad luck; when you're a half-blood, you understand that some devine force is really trying to mess up your day. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#humor #olympians #humor

So many books, so little time. ↗

— Frank Zappa

#humor #humor

I truly believe that if you have more friends than books, you have too many friends. Or not enough books. Probably both. ↗

— Zoë Marriott

#friendship #twitter-quotes #friendship

The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#humor #humor

It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own. ↗