“Books keep and reciprocate our secrets, dreams, regrets, and hopes better than any friend in the world.”

“On the contrary, I think making you happy should be taken very seriously.”

“Mark ran his fingers over the bindings and whispered words, written long ago, words that wriggled through the aged leather, trembled beneath his touch. What lives and loves, hopes and dreams, death...”

“When I read books, it is like I have met the sacred souls.”

“Non lo avevo mai compreso. Era ottimista sempre e io ... io mi lasciavo trascinare dalle emozioni, mi si abbattevano addosso senza poterci fare nulla.”

“Most of the time our inner voice tries to guide us to Truth but we, out of our own vested interests, wish to continue living in our own self-created illusions because it suits our purpose or fulfil...”

“Ego is like a mad elephant which is ridden by our blind heart and blind mind and which ultimately destroys our real selves”

“Life is truly a matter of choices, reactions, and actions...each and every choice is governed by our reactions which in turn affect our actions and consequently the future turn of events”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”