“My love of books was all that saved me.”

“Remember some books are meant to be tasted, some books are meant to be chewed and, finally, some books are meant to be swallowed whole.”

“What the society thinks is of no interest to me. All that's important is how I see myself. I know who who I am. I know the value of my work.”

“I don't think about what I'll get from someone else. Instead, all I care about is what I can give. And that, my friend, has made me a very happy man.”

“It's not what you will get out of the books that is so enriching - it is what the books will get out of you that will ultimately change your life”

“Victim fall in love with excuses”

“All great thinkers are initially ridiculed – and eventually revered.”