“How do you explain to a nonreader that books aren't just things but treasured friends? Companions?”
“Only the nonreader fears books. ”
“Books are ... companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of mind. Books are humanity in print.”
“These books are my friends, my companions.”
“A blessed companion is a book! A book that, fitly chosen, is a life-long friend.”
“Bookworms aren't people who love to read. They are people who treat books as treasures. Anonymous”