Read much, but not many books

The more I like a book, the more reluctant I am to turn the page. Lovers, even book lovers, tend to cling. No one-night stands or "reads" for them.

Hard writing makes easy reading

It is better to read a little and ponder a lot than to read a lot and ponder a little

Few are better than the books they read

If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdoms of Europe, were laid at my feet in exchange for my love of reading, I would spurn them all

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island

I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all

The more I like a book, the more slowly I read. this spontaneous talking back to a book is one of the things that makes reading so valuable

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company