Book Quotes of the Week

"It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything." Lord Henry P. Brougham "Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life." Mortimer J. Adler

"Set your pace to a stroll. Stop whenever you want. Interrupt, jump back and forth, I won’t mind. This book should be as easy as laughter. It is stuffed with small things to take away. Please help yourself." Willis Goth Regier, In Praise of Flattery

"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark." Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables"

"You want weapons? We're in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world!" Dr. Who

"Love, Compassion, Virtue, Philosophy, Law, Science, Medicine, Beauty, The Sun and The Moon and The Stars, The Ocean and The Wind, The Colours and The feel of Velvet... You can find it all in a Book." N.N.

• [If anyone can tell me the originator of this quote, I'd be very thankful and would happily include the name.]

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