“It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful.”

“One must own that there are certain books which can be read without the mind and without the heart, but still with considerable enjoyment.”

“A life without books is a thirsty life, and one without poetry is...like a life without pictures.”

“And what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation?”

“what is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations?”

“Sometimes I read the same books over and over and over. What's great about books is that the stuff inside doesn't change. People say you can't judge a book by its cover but that's not true because it says right on the cover what's inside. And no matter how many times you read that book the words and pictures don't change. You can open and close books a million times and they stay the same. They look the same. They say the same words. The charts and pictures are the same colors.Books are not like people. Books are safe.”