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

“Reading good books ruins 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.”

“The wonderful thing about books--and the thing that made them such a refuge for the islanders during the Occupation--is that they take us out of our time and place and understanding, and transport us not just into the world of the story, but into the world of our fellow readers, who have stories of their own.”