A Passion for Books

For as long as I can remember I have loved books. They can be fascinating, transforming and absolutely life-changing. Never before though have books impacted my life as much as since I joined BookWise. Who would have thought that I'd turn my passion for books into an extra income stream. Wow!

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Saturday, August 18, 2007

Quotes about books and reading

I find television to be very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go in the other room and read a book. _Groucho Marx

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog it is hard to read. _Groucho Marx

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. _Mark Twain

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. _Chinese Proverb

Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep, for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter. _Paxton Hood

To acquire the habit of reading is to contruct for yourself a refuge from almost all of the miseries of life. _W. Somerset Maugham

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what book he reads. _Ralph Waldo Emerson

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends: they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers. _Charles W. Eliot

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island. _Walt Disney

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. _Dr. Seus