"A books is not supposed to be a mirror. It's supposed to be a door." ~ Fran Lebowitz
"Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book." ~Jane Smiley
"Think before you speak. Read before you think." ~Fran Lebowitz
"I book is more than the sum of its materials. It is an artifact of the human mind and hand." ~Geraldine Brooks
“In the end, we'll all become stories.”― Margaret Atwood
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” ― Albert Einstein
“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.” ~ Lemony Snicket
“I opened a book and in I strode. Now nobody can find me.” ― Julia Donaldson
“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” ~ Albert Camus
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
The Literary Counsellor 