http://www.toomanyquotes.comhttp://www.toomanyquotes.com/categories/books Recently added Books quotes and sayings. en-us Make no mistake, those who write long books have nothing to say, Of course those who write short books have even less to say. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:22:18 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/book_quotes/make-no-mistake-those-who-write-long-books-have-nothing-to-say-of-course-those-who-write-short-books-have-even-less-to-say http://www.toomanyquotes.com/book_quotes/make-no-mistake-those-who-write-long-books-have-nothing-to-say-of-course-those-who-write-short-books-have-even-less-to-say The blind must rely on the feeble light of fingertips and the painful shape of a cracked shin. Echolocation comes down to the crude assessment of simple sound modulations, whether in the dull reply of a tapping cane, or the low, eerie flutter in one simple word -- perhaps your word -- flung down empty hallways long past midnight. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:33:36 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/book_quotes/the-blind-must-rely-on-the-feeble-light-of-fingertips-and-the-painful-shape-of-a-cracked-shin-echolocation-comes-down-to-the-crude-assessment-of-simpl http://www.toomanyquotes.com/book_quotes/the-blind-must-rely-on-the-feeble-light-of-fingertips-and-the-painful-shape-of-a-cracked-shin-echolocation-comes-down-to-the-crude-assessment-of-simpl A book hasn't caused me this much trouble since Where's Waldo went to that barber pole factory. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:37:22 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/tv_show_quotes/a-book-hasn-t-caused-me-this-much-trouble-since-where-s-waldo-went-to-that-barber-pole-factory http://www.toomanyquotes.com/tv_show_quotes/a-book-hasn-t-caused-me-this-much-trouble-since-where-s-waldo-went-to-that-barber-pole-factory You wanna fight you do it on your own time, in a parking lot somewhere, not in a school, surrounded by books. Sun, 17 May 2009 00:29:41 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/tv_show_quotes/you-wanna-fight-you-do-it-on-your-own-time-in-a-parking-lot-somewhere-not-in-a-school-surrounded-by-books http://www.toomanyquotes.com/tv_show_quotes/you-wanna-fight-you-do-it-on-your-own-time-in-a-parking-lot-somewhere-not-in-a-school-surrounded-by-books I'm laying down my new audio book. No writing, just spoken words, the old fashioned way. Sun, 17 May 2009 00:02:31 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/tv_show_quotes/i-m-laying-down-my-new-audio-book-no-writing-just-spoken-words-the-old-fashioned-way http://www.toomanyquotes.com/tv_show_quotes/i-m-laying-down-my-new-audio-book-no-writing-just-spoken-words-the-old-fashioned-way That's right. When I was your age, television was called books. And this is a special book. It was the book my father used to read to me when I was sick, and I used to read it to your father. And today I'm gonna read it to you. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:30:47 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/movie_quotes/that-s-right-when-i-was-your-age-television-was-called-books-and-this-is-a-special-book-it-was-the-book-my-father-used-to-read-to-me-when-i-was-sick-a http://www.toomanyquotes.com/movie_quotes/that-s-right-when-i-was-your-age-television-was-called-books-and-this-is-a-special-book-it-was-the-book-my-father-used-to-read-to-me-when-i-was-sick-a Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:55:54 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/another-thing-that-freaks-me-out-is-time-time-is-like-a-book-you-have-a-beginning-a-middle-and-an-end-it-s-just-a-cycle http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/another-thing-that-freaks-me-out-is-time-time-is-like-a-book-you-have-a-beginning-a-middle-and-an-end-it-s-just-a-cycle It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:18:39 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/it-is-a-mistake-to-think-you-can-solve-any-major-problems-just-with-potatoes http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/it-is-a-mistake-to-think-you-can-solve-any-major-problems-just-with-potatoes It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read a book of quotations. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:33:47 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/it-is-a-good-thing-for-an-uneducated-man-to-read-a-book-of-quotations http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/it-is-a-good-thing-for-an-uneducated-man-to-read-a-book-of-quotations Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow? Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:39:33 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/isn-t-it-strange-that-i-who-have-written-only-unpopular-books-should-be-such-a-popular-fellow http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/isn-t-it-strange-that-i-who-have-written-only-unpopular-books-should-be-such-a-popular-fellow Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:05:40 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/any-man-who-reads-too-much-and-uses-his-own-brain-too-little-falls-into-lazy-habits-of-thinking http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/any-man-who-reads-too-much-and-uses-his-own-brain-too-little-falls-into-lazy-habits-of-thinking One cannot review a bad book without showing off. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:42:09 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/one-cannot-review-a-bad-book-without-showing-off http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/one-cannot-review-a-bad-book-without-showing-off Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:41:15 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/any-reviewer-who-expresses-rage-and-loathing-for-a-novel-is-preposterous-he-or-she-is-like-a-person-who-has-put-on-full-armor-and-attacked-a-hot-fudge http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/any-reviewer-who-expresses-rage-and-loathing-for-a-novel-is-preposterous-he-or-she-is-like-a-person-who-has-put-on-full-armor-and-attacked-a-hot-fudge I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:56:08 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/i-would-be-the-most-content-if-my-children-grew-up-to-be-the-kind-of-people-who-think-decorating-consists-mostly-of-building-enough-bookshelves http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/i-would-be-the-most-content-if-my-children-grew-up-to-be-the-kind-of-people-who-think-decorating-consists-mostly-of-building-enough-bookshelves Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:43:51 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/some-books-are-undeservedly-forgotten-none-are-undeservedly-remembered http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/some-books-are-undeservedly-forgotten-none-are-undeservedly-remembered The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:42:56 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/the-multitude-of-books-is-making-us-ignorant http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/the-multitude-of-books-is-making-us-ignorant Live always in the best company when you read. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:42:18 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/live-always-in-the-best-company-when-you-read http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/live-always-in-the-best-company-when-you-read Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:41:39 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/reading-is-to-the-mind-what-exercise-is-to-the-body http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/reading-is-to-the-mind-what-exercise-is-to-the-body Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:40:49 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/some-books-are-to-be-tasted-others-to-be-swallowed-and-some-few-to-be-chewed-and-digested-that-is-some-books-are-to-be-read-only-in-parts-others-to-be http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/some-books-are-to-be-tasted-others-to-be-swallowed-and-some-few-to-be-chewed-and-digested-that-is-some-books-are-to-be-read-only-in-parts-others-to-be Read not to contradict and confute, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:40:00 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/read-not-to-contradict-and-confute-nor-to-find-talk-and-discourse-but-to-weigh-and-consider http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/read-not-to-contradict-and-confute-nor-to-find-talk-and-discourse-but-to-weigh-and-consider