Give me a man or woman who has read a thousand books and you give me an interesting companion. Give me a man or woman who has read perhaps three and you give me a dangerous enemy indeed.”  Anne Rice

God be thanked for books! they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.  W.E. Channing

Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one.  Augustine Birrell

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience:  this is the ideal life.  Mark Twain