Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.

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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.

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If a book is well written, I always find it too short.

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Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.

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I finished a big book the other day. 421 pages. That’s a lot of coloring when you think about it. — Adam Sandler

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Happiness is not a destination; it’s a way of life.

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The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

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I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.

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A book is a gift you can open again and again.

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