“A book is a mirror: if an ass peers into it you can't expect an apostle to look out.”

“Barbaric accuracy - whimpering humility.”

“Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven.”

“Most men of education are more superstitious than they admit - nay than they think.”

“Everyone is a genius at least once a year a real genius has his original ideas closer together.”

“Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede - not because they have a hundred feet but because most people can't count above fourteen.”

“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”

“Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's any less true.”

“Oh, Sweetie. No one ever gets through their TBR list. For every book you finish, you'll add five more. That's just the way it works.”

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”