I cannot live without books.

I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.

For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you.

Why do you love books so much?

A life without books is unlivable

Everything in the world exists to end up in a book.

I discovered books and read forever

I suppose books mean more than people to me anyway

Sometimes when I'm in a bookstore or library, I am overwhelmed by all the things that I do not know. Then I am seized by a powerful desire to read all the books, one by one.

Well, actually, I love books because books are my best friends.

Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy.

I had found my religion: nothing seemed more important to me than a book. I saw the library as a temple.

I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I'd let go of the 1500 or so books I possess.

"Suddenly, books are arriving every day! "So many books, so little time.