Bibliophile Quotes

As any avid reader knew, a good read deserved a good seat.

David S.E. Zapanta

For me, every book is an individual with its own identity and has to be nurtured and taken care of, so that it may survive for a longer period.

Never before had I felt trapped, so seduced and caught up in a story,' Clara explained, 'the way I did with that book. Until then, reading was just a duty, a sort of fine one had to pay teachers and tutors without quite knowing why. I had never known the pleasure of reading, of exploring the recesses of the soul, of letting myself be carried away by imagination, beauty, and the mystery of fiction and language. For me all those things were born with that novel. This is a world of shadows, Daniel, and magic is a rare asset. That book taught me that by reading, I could live more intensely. It could give me back the sight I had lost. For that reason alone, a book that didn't matter to anyone, changed my life.

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

I spent much of my prison time reading. I must have read over 200 large books, mostly fictional stories about the American pioneers, the Vikings, Mafia, etc. As long as I was engrossed in a book, I was not in prison. Reading was my escape.

Frazier Glenn Miller

We lusty bibliophiles know that reading, unlike just about anything else, is both good for you and loads of fun.

If you truly love a book, you should sleep with it, write in it, read aloud from it, and fill its pages with muffin crumbs.