Famous Book Quotes

Here is a small collection of famous book quotes:

“A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.” Salman Rushdie

“Only in books has mankind known perfect truth, love and beauty.” George Bernard Shaw

“Every man must die sooner or later, but good books must be preserved.” Don Vincente

“A good library is a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet.” Samuel Niger

“God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.” Rebecca West

“You can never be too thin, too rich, or have too many books.” Carter Burden

“A book has but one vioce, but it does not instruct everyone alike.” Thomas Kempis

“The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.” Carl Thomas Rowan

“There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.” Oscar Wilde

“You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.” Paul Sweeney

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