| | |

Book quotes

edits filters

“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use reading it at all.” Oscar Wilde, Intentions

“'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read.” Mark Twain, Following the Equator

“There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse sights than a hole where a book ought to be.” Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

“The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often returned with two.” Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

“a book should be sought after even if it has only one great page in it” Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer

“No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.” Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend

“I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.” Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

Related topics

reading mind books morality writing greatness will enjoyment praise library page classic illiteracy

Related authors

Oscar Wilde (2)
Mark Twain (1)
Jane Austen (1)
J. K. Rowling (1)
Victor Hugo (1)
Charles Dickens (1)
Terry Pratchett (1)
Henry Miller (1)

Related sources

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1)
Les Misérables (1)
Following the Equator (1)
Tropic of Cancer (1)
Northanger Abbey (1)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (1)
Guards! Guards! (1)
Our Mutual Friend (1)
Intentions (1)