“Because to the poor, books are not diversions. Book are siege weapons.”

“Lending books to other people is merely a shrewd form of housecleaning.”

“If you have read 6,000 books in your lifetime, or even 600, it's probably because at some level you find 'reality' a bit of a disappointment”

“Because to the poor, books are not diversions. Book are siege weapons.”

“If you have read 6,000 books in your lifetime, or even 600, it's probably because at some level you find 'reality' a bit of a disappointment.”