Quotes about books

When I was a child I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies, and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I have ever dreamed has come true a thousand times.

Elvis Presley

Sometimes a tree tells you more than can be read in books.

Carl Jung

It matters not the subject taught, nor all the books on all the shelves, What matters most, yes most of all, is what the teachers are themselves.

John Wooden

My love of books was all that saved me.

Robin Sharma

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.

John Burroughs

You should read books like you take medicine, by advice, and not by advertisement.

John Ruskin

I did not have to read books to know that the theme of life is conflict and pain.

Charlie Chaplin

Being poor is only romantic in books.

Sidney Sheldon

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first.

Seth Godin

Writing a book isn’t an easy process nor is it always enjoyable, but it is one of life’s most satisfying achievements.

Guy Kawasaki