We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.

Once you read a classic, you will start loving even the smell of the books.

I like best to have one book in my hand, and a stack of others on the floor beside me, so as to know the supply of poppy and mandragora will not run out before the small hours.

The most comfortable place for a tired mind is in the lap of a book.

[I] read books because I love them, not because I think I should read them.

If a book doesn’t inspire you to read more, it was not worth read.