I cannot live without books.
There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.
Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
Books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.
When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.
You get a little moody sometimes but I think that's because you like to read. People that like to read are always a little fucked up.
Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.
Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.