"Surely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on earth"

"Music is my religion"

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested"

"No two persons ever read the same book"

"When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language"

"It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book"

"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"

"Years teach us more than books"

"There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts"

"Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed"

"Some books leave us free and some books make us free"