“The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it.” Elizabeth Drew

“Books had instant replay long before televised sports.” Bern Williams

“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.”  attributed to Mark Twain

“The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.”  James Bryce

“When I get a little money, I buy books; if any is left I buy food and clothes.”  Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)

“There is nothing to match curling up with a good book when there’s a repair job to be done around the house.”  Joe Ryan 

“I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.” Anna Quindlen

“I find television very educational.  Every time someone turns it on, I go in the other room and read a book.”  Groucho Marx

“Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.”  PJ O’Rourke

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