What holy cities are to nomadic tribes - a symbol of race and a bond of union - great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the Meccas of the mind. G.E. Woodberry |
What I do believe is that there is always a relationship between writing and reading, a constant interplay between the writer on the one hand and the reader on the other.Guillermo Cabrera Infante |
What is reading, but silent conversation. Charles Lamb |
Whatever I'm reading at the moment seems to influence whatever I'm writing.John Sladek |
What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all. Ralph Waldo Emerson |
What's important is that all human knowledge be made available to all intelligent people who want to learn it. Stephen Jay Gould |
When I discovered libraries, it was like having Christmas every day. Jean Fritz |
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes. Erasmus |
When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began. Rita Mae Brown |
When I got to the reading all the work, I was reduced to being an actor in an experimental play that I'd already written. And I didn't want to be an actor.David Antin |