“They are the books, the arts, the academes,That show, contain and nourish all the world.”
“From women's eyes this doctrine I derive:They sparkle still the right Promethean fire;They are the books, the arts, the academes,That show, contain and nourish all the world.”
“All the secrets of the world are contained in books. Read at your own risk.”
“A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.”
“Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.”
“Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the writer and is the sum of his or her world.”