“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.”

“Reading good books spoils you for enjoying bad books.”

“That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you onto another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive—all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.”

“You know how I love talking about books, and you know how I adore receiving compliments.”

“Men are more interesting in books than they are in real life.”

“We clung to books and to our friends; they reminded us that we had another part to us.”

“We could have gone on longing for one another and pretending not to notice forever. This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if you let it.”