“Of all needs a book has, the chief need is to be readable.”
“Books: a beautifully browsable invention that needs no electricity and exists in a readable form no matter what happens.”
“The need for gain, and advantage over others, is one of the chief driving forces behind all human misery.”
“My brother has his swords, I have my books. A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.”
“I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books?”
“Agatha Christie called her books 'yarns'. A good yarn is very readable.”