Quotes - Daniela (Treviso, 20, Italy) Showing 1-12 of 12

#1

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

tags: aliteracy, books, classic, humor

51658 likes

#2

“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
― Stephen King

tags: books

9102 likes

#3

“Good books don't give up all their secrets at once.”
― Stephen King

tags: books

6983 likes

#4

“Summer night--
even the stars
are whispering to each other.”
― Kobayashi Issa

tags: poetry

1688 likes

#5

“Never miss a good chance to shut up.”
― Will Rogers

tags: advice, funny, reticence, silence

2628 likes

#6

“Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”
― George Carlin

tags: evangelism, freedom-of-religion, religion, tolerance

2122 likes

#7

“That perfect tranquility of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library.”
― Aphra Behn, The Lucky Chance

tags: library, reading

1073 likes

#8

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

tags: books, library, reading

20711 likes

#9