„Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.“

„Bookes give no wisdom where none was before,
But where some is, there reading makes it more.“

—  Robertson Davies, buch A Voice from the Attic

„Books give not wisdom where was none before,
But where some is, there reading makes it more.“

—  John Harington (writer) English courtier and author 1560 - 1612

„My books hold between their covers every story I've ever known and still remember, or have now forgotten, or may one day read; they fill the space around me with ancient and new voices.“

—  Alberto Manguel writer 1948

„He had given such heed to what was read that none of the things that were written fell from him to the ground, but he remembered all, and afterwards his memory served him for books.“

—  Athanasius of Alexandria Patriarch of Alexandria 295 - 373

„When one compares the talents one has with those of a Leibniz, one is tempted to throw away one's books and go die quietly in the dark of some forgotten corner.“

—  Denis Diderot French Enlightenment philosopher and encyclopædist 1713 - 1784

„There were no books in Eden, and there will be none in heaven;“

—  Augustine Birrell British politician 1850 - 1933

„Most new books are forgotten within a year, especially by those who borrow them.“

—  Эван Эзар

„What I fear is not being forgotten after my death, but, rather, not being enough forgotten. As we were saying, it is not our books that survive, but our poor lives that linger in the histories.“

—  Francois Mauriac French author 1885 - 1970

„The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason a reader reads one is to remember it.“

—  Thomas Wolfe American writer 1900 - 1938

„You want to remember that while you're judging the book, the book is also judging you.“

—  Stephen King, buch Nachtschicht

„Some books you read. Some books you enjoy. But some books just swallow you up, heart and soul.“

—  Joanne Harris British author 1964

„What do you think of J. M. Keynes's book? … The condemnation of the work of the Conference as a whole is none too severe. I remember few cases in history where negotiators might have done so much good, and have done so much evil.“

—  James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce British academic, jurist, historian and Liberal politician 1838 - 1922

„Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?“

—  Christopher Paolini American author 1983

„Some books leave us free and some books make us free.“

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson American philosopher, essayist, and poet 1803 - 1882

„I'm not interested in creating a book that is read once and then placed on the shelf and forgotten. I am very happy when people have worn out my books, or that they're held together by Scotch tape.“

—  Richard Scarry author and illustrator from the United States 1919 - 1994

„Owen says my book will be forgotten in 10 years; perhaps so, but, with such a list [of prestigious scientific supporters], I feel convinced that the subject will not.“

—  Charles Darwin British naturalist, author of "On the origin of species, by means of natural selection" 1809 - 1882

„You have to remember that it is impossible to commit a crime while reading a book.“

—  John Waters American filmmaker, actor, comedian and writer 1946

„Remember to get the weather in your damn book--weather is very important.“

—  Ernest Hemingway American author and journalist 1899 - 1961

„Let none turn over books, or roam the stars in quest of God, who sees him not in man.“

—  Johann Kaspar Lavater Swiss poet 1741 - 1801