“Why do all your friends talk like books?”

“At the moment, if you asked me, I would say that this book is about keeping the heart of flesh in a world that wants to put in a heart of stone; and about how, regardless of the accusations regularly flung at them from all quarters, learning and literature can help their adherents accomplish that.”

“Look," said Janet, irritated, "if the thing you liked best to do in the world was read, and somebody offered to pay you room and board and give you a liberal arts degree if you would just read for four years, wouldn't you do it?”

“Do you want some of this cheese, or shall we just go walking?”

“So he decided he would never listen to anybody he knew? That's just like someone in a fairy tale.'Knowing he had given his trust amiss, how could he bestow it again?'That's foolish. Did he expect never to make any mistakes?”

“It did occur to me that the effect of good literature may be as dizzying as that of alcohol.”

“Throughout life you will meet one person who is unlike any other. This person is one you could forever talk to. They understand you in a way that no one else does or even could. This person is your soul mate, your best friend. Don’t ever let them go, for they’re your guardian angel sent from heaven above”