He that loves a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. By study, by reading, by thinking, one may innocently divert and pleasantly entertain himself, as in all weathers, as in all fortunes. – Barrow

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life. – Mortimer J. Adler

That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit. – Amos Bronson Alcott