“The New Testament is the very best book that ever was or ever will be known in the world.”

“A boy's story is the best that is ever told.”

“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”

“No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.”

“and he glanced at the backs of the books, with an awakened curiosity that went below the binding. No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.”

“I love your daughter fondly, dearly, disninterestedly, devotedly. If ever there were love in the world, I love her.”

“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”