“There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.”

“The delights of reading impart the vivacity of youth even to old age.”

“The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age.”

“The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.”

“After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style.”

“The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.”

“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”