I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little further down our particular path than we have gone ourselves. E.M. Forster
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors. Samuel Johnson
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. John Milton
A good book is the best of friends, the same to-day and forever. Tupper
The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Voltaire