It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.
A book or poem which has no pity in it had better not be written.
I never read a book I must review; it prejudices you so.
Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable.
Thin-lipped wisdom spoke at her from the worn chair, hinted at prudence, quoted from that book of cowardice whose author apes the name of common sense.
We should always choose our books as God chooses our friends, just a bit beyond us, so that we have to do our level best to keep up with them.
A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one.
Those who are socially inclined will find a new power to help humanity through the lessons of books written by noble and gifted people.
I don’t want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.
It’s very difficult to read a book on your computer.
This is the first teaching of the Knights: You will erase everything you had written in the book of your life up until now: restlessness, uncertainty, lies. And in the place of all this you will write the word courage.
He had not a cent in his pocket, but he had faith. He had decided, the night before, that he would be as much an adventurer as the ones he had admired in books.
We buy books, we go to gyms, we expend a lot of brain power on trying to hold back time, when we should be celebrating the miracle of being here in this world.
Books are not about messages. I write to understand my soul.
It took me 40 years to write my first book.
Publishers see free downloads as threatening the sales of the book.
Make each day truly new, dressing it with the blessings of heaven, bathing it in wisdom and love and putting yourself under the protection of Mother Nature. Learn from the wise, from the sacred books, but do not forget that every mountain, river, plant or tree also has something to teach.
I think bridges have a special meaning in our life. I think a book is a bridge. Any type of art is a bridge that allows different cultures to connect. You may not understand your neighbour’s way of seeing life, but you sure understand your neighbour’s joy in painting or dancing.
I talk to my readers on social networking sites, but I never tell them what the book is about. Writing is lonely, so from time to time I talk to them on the Internet. It’s like chatting at a bar without leaving your office. I talk with them about a lot of things other than my books.
They were strange books. They spoke about mercury, salt, dragons, and kings, and he didn’t understand any of it.